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score

UK /skɔː/US /skɔːr/

词源

源自古挪威语'skor',意为'刻痕、切口',后引申为'记录、计数'。与古英语'scoru'(二十)同源,因为二十常被用作计数单位。

noun

❶ 指比赛或考试中获得的分数,表示表现或成绩的好坏。常用于体育比赛、考试评分等场景。

“The final score was 3-2 in favor of our team.”

(最终比分是我们队以3比2获胜。)

“She got a perfect score on the math test.”

(她在数学考试中取得了满分。)

❶ 指音乐中的乐谱,用于记录和演奏音乐。通常由音符和符号组成。

“He was reading the musical score while playing the piano.”

(他一边弹钢琴一边看乐谱。)

“The composer wrote a beautiful score for the movie.”

(作曲家为这部电影创作了优美的配乐。)

❶ 指二十的数量,常用于正式或古老的语境中。

“A score of people attended the meeting.”

(有二十人参加了会议。)

“Four score and seven years ago...”

(八十七年前...(林肯演讲中的经典开头))

同义词:points, marks, tally, result, twenty

verb

❶ 在比赛或考试中获得分数,表示取得成绩或成功。

“He scored the winning goal in the last minute.”

(他在最后一分钟打进了制胜球。)

“She scored 95% on her final exam.”

(她在期末考试中获得了95分。)

❶ 指在表面刻划或做记号,通常是为了记录或标记。

“The tree was scored with initials by lovers.”

(树上被恋人们刻上了名字的首字母。)

“Score the meat before marinating it.”

(在腌制前先在肉上划几刀。)

❶ 指成功获得某物,特别是通过努力或技巧。常用于非正式场合。

“He scored front row tickets to the concert.”

(他搞到了音乐会的前排票。)

“She scored a great deal on this vintage dress.”

(她以很划算的价格买到了这件复古连衣裙。)

同义词:achieve, gain, obtain, earn, notch

常见短语

on that score — 关于那一点,在那个方面。用于指代之前提到的特定问题或事项。

“You don't need to worry on that score - we've already taken care of it.”

(关于那一点你不用担心 - 我们已经处理好了。)

settle a score — 算账,报复。指因过去的恩怨而采取报复行动。

“He came back to town to settle an old score with his former partner.”

(他回到镇上是为了和前合伙人算旧账。)

know the score — 了解真实情况,明白事情的真相。常用于非正式场合。

“Don't try to fool me - I know the score.”

(别想骗我 - 我知道是怎么回事。)