【器皿動詞】Scoop
Scoop (勺子),動詞「舀」「挖」「撈」,但是不一定是用勺子,用湯匙挖也是Scoop、用手撈也是Scoop、獲大獎或賺一大筆錢也是Scoop:
scoop up a cup of flour (用勺子舀麵粉)
scoop out the pumpkin seeds (用手挖南瓜子)
to scoop up the sand (用鏟子挖砂土)
to scoop up a foul ball (接界外球)
scoop up a drop shot (接殺球)
scoop a big sum of money (得到一把筆錢)
scoop double prizes (獲得兩份獎項)
美式英語裡,Scoop也稱獨家新聞(或Scoop News),記者千方百計挖內幕(scoop up the inside story),所以Scoop成了獨家新聞代名詞,動詞Scoop則是搶先其他媒體報導:
Next Magazine scooped others once again by publishing the scandal.
(壹週刊再度搶先其他媒體報導醜聞)
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