score
verb uk/skɔːr/ us/skɔːr/
(WIN)
B1 [ I or T ](体育比赛、考试等中)得(分)
to win or get a point, goal, etc. in a competition, sport, game, or test
Tennant scored (a goal) in the last minute of the game. 坦南特在比赛的最后一分钟进了一球。
In American football, a touchdown scores (= is worth) six points. 在美式橄榄球中,攻方持球触地得6分。
She scored 18 out of 20 in the spelling test. 拼写测试满分20分,她得了18分。
[ I or T ]赢;成功;达到
to succeed in an activity or to achieve something
She has certainly scored (a success) with her latest novel. 毫无疑问,她最新出版的小说获得了成功。
Nearly every bomb scored a hit. 几乎每一枚炸弹都命中了目标。
UK You have a lot of patience - that's where you score over (= are better than) your opponents. 你非常有耐心——这是你胜过对手的地方。
[ I ] UK (US keep score)记分
to record the number of points won by competitors
We need someone to score for tomorrow's match. 我们需要一个人为明天的比赛记分。
- More examples
- Glennon scored the deciding goal in the final minute of the match.
- They scored two goals early on in the game.
- He scored an equalizer during the closing minutes of the match.
- You scored full marks in the test - ten out of ten!
- She has certainly scored a success with her latest novel.
(GET)
[ T ] US informal获得,得到
to get something
I managed to score a couple of tickets to the World Cup final. 我设法搞到了几张世界杯决赛的入场券。
[ I or T ] slang搞到,弄到(毒品)
to get illegal drugs
She tried to score some dope in a nightclub. 她设法在夜总会搞到一些毒品。
[ I ] slang(通常指与新认识的人)发生性关系
to have sex with someone that you have usually just met
Did you score last night, then? 那你们昨天晚上上床了吗?
(MARK)
[ T ]划;刻痕于;画线于
to make a mark or cut on the surface of something hard with a pointed tool, or to draw a line through writing
If you score the tile first, it will be easier to break. 要是先在瓷砖上划一道痕,要破开就容易多了。
See also: underscore verb
(MUSICAL TEXT)
[ T ]为…写总谱;为…配乐
to write or change a piece of music for particular instruments or voices
This piece is scored for strings and woodwind. 这是为弦乐和木管乐写的总谱。
Idioms
score points off someoneidiom (UK also score points over someone) 驳倒(某人)
to say things that make someone else seem silly or wrong
He's always trying to score points off people and it's really irritating. 他老是想驳倒别人,太令人讨厌了。
score points (with sb)idiom 使(某人)喜欢自己
to do something that will make someone like you
He tried really hard to be funny and cool to try to score points with Amanda. 为了让阿曼达喜欢他,他非常努力地显得诙谐潇洒。
Phrasal verb
score something out/through 划掉
to draw a line through a piece of writing
He scored out two names on the list. 他在名单上划掉了两个名字。
score
noun uk/skɔːr/ us/skɔːr/
(WIN)
B1 [ C ] plural scores(比赛中的)得分,比分,成绩
the number of points, goals, etc. achieved in a game or competition
a high/low score 高/低分
Have you heard the latest cricket score? 你知道板球赛的最新比分吗?
At half time, the score stood at (= was) two all. 半场的时候,比分是2:2。
The final score was 3–0. 最终的比分是3:0。
Could you keep (= record) the score at this afternoon's game? 你能不能为今天下午的比赛记分?
- More examples
- My score was depressingly low.
- You throw the dice and whoever gets the highest score goes first.
- What was the half-time score?
- The score now stands at 40–love.
- The final score was a respectable 2–1.
(MUSIC)
[ C ] plural scores(音乐的)总谱
a piece of written music showing the parts for all the instruments and voices
an orchestral score 管弦乐总谱
[ C ] plural scores(电影、戏剧等的)配乐
the music written for a film, play, etc.
a film score 电影配乐
Rodgers wrote the score for/of/to "Oklahoma!". 是罗杰斯为《俄克拉何马!》谱的曲。
(TWENTY)
[ C usually singular ] formal plural score二十;二十左右
20 or approximately 20
He lived to be three score years and ten (= until he was 70 years old). 他活到了70岁。
by the scoreformal 大量地,大批地
in large numbers
People are leaving the organization by the score. 人们纷纷退出该组织。
scores[ plural ] 许多,大量
a lot of things or people
Sean received cards from scores of local well-wishers. 西恩收到了当地人送来的祝福卡。
(SUBJECT JUST MENTIONED)
on this/that scoreC2 在这个/那个问题上
about the thing or subject that has just been mentioned
I'll let you have the money, so there's nothing to worry about on that score. 我会给你钱的,这样你就不用为钱的事担心了。
"The team has a lot of determination to win," declared the coach. "I have no doubts on that score." “我们队有十足的决心打嬴这场比赛,”教练说,“对此我毫不怀疑。”
Idioms
settle a scoreidiom (also settle old scores) 算旧账
to punish someone for something wrong that they did to you in the past and that you cannot forgive
Police believe the killer was a gang member settling a score with a rival gang. 警方认为,杀人犯是一团伙成员,当时正和敌对团伙算旧账。
He is using his wealth and power to settle old scores. 他凭借自己的财富和权力来算旧账。
what's the score?idiom informal (尤指安排被打乱时)情况怎么样?
used to ask someone about what is going to happen, especially when arrangements have been confused
What's the score, then - are they coming? 情况怎么样?——他们来吗?