
score
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))
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。)
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。)