scat
exclamation informal uk/skæt/ us/skæt/
(驱赶人或猫等动物时用)嘘,走开
said to an animal, especially a cat, or to a person to make them go away quickly
"Scat!" he shouted, bending to pick up the letters the cat had knocked all over the floor.
scat
noun uk/skæt/ us/skæt/
(SINGING)
[ U ](爵士乐中模仿乐器声的)拟声歌曲;拟声唱法
a type of jazz singing that uses words with no meaning
Scat was perfected by Ella Fitzgerald.
He added bits of carefully contrived scat phrasing.
- More examples
- In a flash, according to jazz historians, "scat" was born.
- Scat, like jazz, is recognized as one of the great innovations in the history of 20th century popular music.
- Watkiss has taken to incorporating complex classical Indian stylings into his rapid-fire scat jazz vocals.