词组 | score |
释义 | score Theme: COPULATION in. to copulate. (Use caution with the topic.)Fred can't think about anything but scoring with Martha.He will spend his vacation trying to score. Theme: OBTAIN tr. & in. to obtain something; to obtain drugs or sex.Max spent an hour trying to score some pot.Fred is always trying to score with women. Theme: PEOPLE - SEX n. the client of a male or female prostitute.She conked the score over the head and robbed him.Three scores was a full day's work for Tracy. Theme: RESULTS n. a summary; a conclusion; the sum total.The score is that you are in trouble with the Internal Revenue Service.Okay, waiter, what's the score? Theme: RESULTS n. the result of a scoring: drugs, loot, winnings, etc.Where's the score? How much did you get?The crooks dropped the score as they made their getaway. Theme: SUCCESS in. to succeed.I knew if I kept trying I could score.It takes hard work and luck to score. score 1. noun 1 a robbery; the proceeds of a robbery US, 1949. 2 a onetime payment from a criminal to the police to avoid prosecution US, 1972. 3 a sale, especially of drugs or something else illegal US, 1914. 4 a prostitute's customer US, 1963. 5 a sexual conquest US, 1970. 6 twenty pounds, twenty dollars UK, 1929. 7 in betting, odds of 20–1 UK, 1991.► keep scoreto perform the paperwork required of a police team US, 1970.► the scorethe state of affairs, the current situation. Often in the verb phrase 'know the score' US, 1938 2. verb 1 to obtain something, especially drugs and especially dishonestly US, 1914. 2 to make a sexual conquest AUSTRALIA, 1907. 3 (of a police officer) to extract a one-time bribe from a criminal to avoid prosecution US, 1972. 4 (of a horse or rider) to win a race AUSTRALIA, 1969.► score onto get the best of someone verbally US, 1963 score off score off sb BrE to try to make someone seem stupid and make yourself seem clever, especially by saying something clever or funny: I never liked Professor Lyle - he was always trying to score off his students. Politicians don't debate anything seriously - they just exchange insults and try to score off each other. score out/through score out/through sth • score sth out/through old-fashioned to draw a line through something that has been written because it is wrong or unsuitable: Mr Kronweiser thought for a moment, then neatly scored through the word 'unusual', and replaced it with 'exceptional'.■ SIMILAR TO: cross out, delete score1. in. to succeed. I knew if I kept trying I could score. 2. tv. & in. to obtain something; to obtain drugs or sex. (Very close to sense 1) Fred is always trying to score with women. 3. n. the result of a scoring: drugs, loot, winnings, etc. The crooks dropped the score as they made their getaway. 4. in. [for a male] to copulate with a female; [for a female] to copulate with a male. (Usually objectionable.) Fred can’t think about anything but scoring with Martha. 5. n. the client of a male or female prostitute. She conked the score over the head and robbed him. 6. n. a summary; a conclusion; the sum total. (see also bottom line.) Okay, waiter, what’s the score?
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