scuffle

'skʌfl

托福 Collins 1

n. a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling
v. fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters

vi. 扭打, 混战, 拖着脚走, 敷衍了事
n. 扭打, 混战, 拖着脚走

Collins 星级

18,683

BNC 频率

18,739

使用频率

scuffle 的词根是 scuff，意思是蹭、磨损。它表示一种争斗或打斗的状态，通常是混乱而短暂的。

例句

1. The two boys had a small scuffle over a toy.

那两个男孩因为一个玩具发生了小争吵。

2. During the game, there was a scuffle between the players.

比赛中，球员之间发生了争吵。

3. She tried to break up the scuffle before it got out of hand.

她试图在争吵失控之前制止它。