scuffle

scuffle

英音 ['skʌfl] 美音 [ˈskʌfəl]

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基本翻译或解释：

n. 扭打，混战；拖脚行走，拖步；拖着脚走的声音
vi. 扭打，混战；拖脚行走

词源相关：

第三人称单数： scuffles过去式： scuffled过去分词： scuffled现在分词： scuffling易混淆的单词： Scuffle

详细解释：

scuffle 扭打，争斗scuffle 窸窸窣窣的响声 来自 PIE*skeubh,推，挤，词源同 shove,shuffle.-le,表反复。引申比喻义扭打，争斗。来自 scuff,刮，摩擦，-le,表反复。引申词义发出窸窸窣窣的声音。

用法与例句：

A scuffle ensued , and government officials and hotel staff whisked her outside to a car , and she was driven away .

随之而来的是扭打，政府官员和酒店人员很快把她带到车上，而后被带离。

They had a difficult time opening the escape door , survivors said , and two got into a scuffle , slowing the evacuation .

幸存者称，他们费了很大的力气才打开逃生门，还有两个人扭打了起来，减慢了撤离速度。

Last week , a horrifying story floated around twitter : a young man had been killed in a scuffle over a new pair of nikes .

上个礼拜，一条令人震惊的消息帖爆微博：为了一双新耐克运动鞋扭打，一个年轻人丧生。