/'skræmbl; `skræmbl/
v
1 [Ipr, Ip] climb or crawl quickly, usu over rough ground or with difficulty; clamber 攀登; 爬
*scramble up the embankment 爬上堤岸
* The girl scrambled over the wall. 那个女孩儿翻过了墙.
* The children scrambled out of the hollow tree. 孩子都从树洞里爬出来了.
2 [I, Ipr, It] ~ (for sth) struggle or compete with others, esp to get sth or a share of sth 争夺, 竞争（尤指为得到某事物）
*players scrambling for possession of the ball 争着抢球的运动员
* The children scrambled for the coins. 孩子们争夺硬币.
* They were all scrambling to get the bargains. 他们都争先恐後抢购廉价货.
3 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (up) mix (things) together in an untidy way; jumble sth up 将（东西）乱混在一起; 搅乱某事物
*Who has scrambled up my sewing things? 谁把我的针线活儿弄乱了?
4 [Tn] mix the whites and yolks of (eggs) together while cooking them in a saucepan with milk and butter （用牛奶和黄油）炒（蛋）.
5 [Tn] change the way (a telephone conversation, etc) sounds by altering the wave frequency, so that only sb with a special receiver can understand it 扰频或倒频使（电话通话等）只可由有特殊接收器的人收听.
6 [I, Tn] (cause a military aircraft to) take off suddenly, eg to repel an enemy raid （使军用飞机）紧急起飞.

n
1 [sing] climb or walk done with difficulty or over rough ground 攀登; 爬行
*a scramble over the rocks at the seashore 攀登海边的岩石.
2 [sing] ~ (for sth) rough struggle (to get sth) 争夺; 抢夺
*There was a scramble for the best seats. 大家都在抢最好的座位.
3 [C] motor-cycle race over rough ground 摩托车越野赛.