scores
scores — noun
1. numbers that show how many points a team got or how well someone did in a test.
numbers that show how many points a team got or how well someone did in a test.
The final scores appeared on the stadium screen after the whistle.
sports result shown after a match
Parents checked the exam scores online before dinner.
test result context with exam scores
Low credit scores can make renting an apartment harder.
The teacher compared reading scores across the three classes.
- losses
opposite outcome in sports, not a direct number word
用法筆記
Common with modifiers such as final, exam, test, and credit. In sports it can mean the numbers for both sides, while in school contexts it usually means a person's marks.
2. written or printed copies of a piece of music, especially for performers.
written or printed copies of a piece of music, especially for performers.
The conductor spread the scores across the rehearsal table.
printed music used in rehearsal
Dust covered the old opera scores in the library cabinet.
Students borrowed choir scores before the evening practice.
The publisher printed fresh scores for the school orchestra.
- sheet music
broader everyday term; can mean a single song copy
- parts
usually means the separate pages for individual players, not the full score
用法筆記
Usually refers to full written music for a choir, orchestra, film, or stage work, not to a single line for one player.
3. sets of twenty people or things, or amounts counted twenty at a time.
sets of twenty people or things, or amounts counted twenty at a time.
The farmer bought eggs by scores at the village market.
fixed pattern: by scores
Pilgrims marched in scores through the narrow city gate.
Candles were packed in scores for the temple festival.
The clerk sold buttons in scores rather than one by one.
- twenties
focuses on numbers rather than counted groups
用法筆記
This use is old-fashioned or formal in modern everyday English. Today speakers more often say twenty, dozens, or in groups of twenty.
scores — verb
- scorespresent simple I / you / we / they
- scoreses3rd person singular
- scoresing-ing form
- scoresedpast simple
1. used with a singular subject to say that someone gets points in a game or receiv
used with a singular subject to say that someone gets points in a game or receives a mark in a test.
Mina scores twice before halftime in the cup final.
singular subject + scores in sports reporting
Our team scores more from corners than from penalties.
Ethan scores ninety-two on the chemistry exam this morning.
The striker scores with a low shot into the far corner.
- misses
describes failing to get the point or result
文法句型
scores + goal/point/run
scores + number + on + test
用法筆記
Usually intransitive in sports writing, but it can also be followed by a number or result phrase in test contexts.
2. used with a singular subject to mean marks or grades a test, essay, or performan
used with a singular subject to mean marks or grades a test, essay, or performance.
The software scores each essay in less than a minute.
scores + essay meaning grades work
Professor Lin scores the lab reports on Friday nights.
A second teacher scores the speaking test for fairness.
The website scores your answers and shows mistakes immediately.
文法句型
scores + test/essay/report
scores + answers
用法筆記
The object is usually a test, essay, report, answer, or performance rather than a person. Distinguish this sense from verb/1, where the subject gains the points.