scrum
noun /skrʌm/
/skrʌm/
- (also formal scrummage)a part of a rugby game when players from both sides link themselves together in a group, with their heads down, and push against the other side. The ball is then thrown between them and each side tries to get it.
Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2(橄榄球的)并列争球 - the group of players who link themselves together in a scrum
(橄榄球)并列争球的全体前锋 - (especially British English) a crowd of people who are pushing each other
相互拥挤的人群 - There was a real scrum when the bus arrived.
公共汽车到站时,人们一窝蜂都往上挤。
- There was a real scrum when the bus arrived.
词源late 19th cent.: abbreviation of scrummage.