scrum

scrum
noun
  1. (Rugby)an ordered formation of players, used to restart play, in which the forwards of a team form up with arms interlocked and heads down, and push forward against a similar group from the opposing side. The ball is thrown into the scrum and the players try to gain possession of it by kicking it backwards towards their own side
    (英橄)抛球开始两队并列争球
    ■(Brit. informal)a disorderly crowd of people or things
    (英,非正式)杂乱;混乱;骚动的人群
    there was quite a scrum of people at the bar.
    酒吧里有乱哄哄的一大堆人。
(scrummed, scrumming)
  1. [no obj.](Rugby)form or take part in a scrum
    (英橄)参加并列争球
    ■(informal)jostle; crowd
    (非正式)推挤;群集
    everyone was scrumming around behind him.
    人人都在他后面推推搡搡。
语源
  1. late 19th cent.: abbreviation of scrummage
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