scram

IPA/skræm/
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scram — 動詞

  • scrampresent simple I / you / we / they
  • scramshe / she / it
  • scrammedpast simple
  • scramming-ing form

1. said to someone in order to order them to leave a place at once, usually because

1.動詞不及物B1
釋義

滾開

命令他人立刻離開

said to someone in order to order them to leave a place at once, usually because you are angry with them or you do not want them there.

例句

Scram! shouted the old man when the children climbed over his fence.

「滾開！」老人看到小孩翻越他的圍籬時大喊道。

imperative command: 'Scram!' used to order someone away

The security guard told the teenagers to scram from the parking lot after dark.

警衛叫那些青少年天黑後從停車場滾開。

collocation: tell + person + to scram

同義詞
  • go away

    neutral and much more common; 'scram' is ruder and more abrupt

  • get lost

    similar register; equally rude and informal

  • beat it

    slang, same register; slightly old-fashioned in some regions

反義詞
  • stay

    neutral opposite; no rude connotation

  • remain

    formal opposite; suitable in polite contexts

文法句型

scram! (imperative command)

tell + person + to scram

用法筆記

Almost always used in the imperative (Scram!) or after verbs like 'tell someone to scram'. The form 'scrammed' is occasionally used in past-tense narrative but sounds very informal.

常見錯誤

❌Please scram from my office.
✅Please leave my office.
💡'Scram' is a rude command and does not combine naturally with polite words such as 'please'.