scuffle

scuffle

英 ['skʌf(ə)l]
　　美 ['skʌfl]

vi. 扭打；亂鬥；拖著腳走路
　　n. 混戰；扭打
　　n. (Scuffle)人名；(英)斯卡夫爾

中文詞源：

scuffle 扭打，爭鬥

來自 PIE*skeubh,推，擠，詞源同 shove,shuffle.-le,表反復。引申比喻義扭打，爭鬥。

scuffle 窸窸窣窣的響聲

來自 scuff,刮，摩擦，-le,表反復。引申詞義發出窸窸窣窣的聲音。

例句：

1. The two men quarrelled and there was a scuffle.
那兩個人爭吵扭打起來.

2. There was a scuffle and I lost my hat in the melee.
因發生一場鬥毆,我的帽子也在混亂中丟失瞭.

3. Five pickets were injured in the scuffle.
在混戰中有五名罷工糾察隊員受傷.

4. But that was just a scuffle and exchange of words.
不過,那也隻是扭打對罵而已.

5. In the hallway outside, a scuffle of feet . A clink of metal.
在走廊外面, 有扭打的痕跡和金屬發出的聲音.