the scoop

IPA/ðə skˈuːp/
IPA/ðə skˈuːp/

the scoop — 慣用語

1. the most recent or interesting details about a person, event, or situation — esp

1.慣用語B1
釋義

獨家內幕

關於某人、事件或時事的獨家資訊

the most recent or interesting details about a person, event, or situation — especially information that is not yet widely known.

例句

Trang got the scoop on the merger from a friend inside the company.

Trang 從公司內部的一位朋友那裡得到了合併案的獨家消息。

collocation: get the scoop on [topic]

Luca gave the blog the scoop about the new train station before the official announcement.

Luca 在官方公告前就將新火車站的獨家消息給了部落格。

collocation: give [someone] the scoop about [topic]

常見搭配
  • get the scoop
  • give someone the scoop
  • have the scoop
  • the scoop on
同義詞
  • inside information

    more formal; often implies a confidential source

  • the latest

    even more casual; can refer to any recent news, not necessarily secret

  • the lowdown

    similar register but often implies the practical, essential facts

  • the inside story

    suggests a narrative account rather than a piece of information

文法句型

get/give/have + the scoop (on + noun phrase)

用法筆記

Frequently used in informal conversation and journalism. The preposition 'on' commonly follows to specify the topic (e.g., 'the scoop on the wedding'). The word 'scoop' without 'the' has a different meaning (a utensil or a portion size); this idiom always uses the definite article.

常見錯誤

Do you have scoop on the meeting?
Do you have the scoop on the meeting?
the definite article 'the' is required in this idiom.
She gave me a scoop about the party.
She gave me the scoop about the party.
'scoop' in this idiomatic sense must be preceded by 'the', not 'a'.