SAT scores began dropping in 1963;today,on average,30% of students do not complete high school in four years, a figure that rises to 50% in poor urban neighborhoods.
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Although many of Hills dale's students came from wealthy households, by the late 1990 average test scores were sliding and it had earned the unaffectionate nickname (绰号) "Hills jail
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Students focused more on test scores.
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VERB
(比赛中)得(分)，进(球)
In a sport or game, if a player scores a goal or a point, they gain a goal or point.
例句
Against which country did Ian Wright score his first international goal?...
在与哪个国家的比赛中伊恩·赖特打进了他在国际比赛中的首粒进球？
England scored 282 in their first innings...
英格兰队第一局就获得了 282 分。
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VERB
(考试等中)得(分)
If you score a particular number or amount, for example as a mark in a test, you achieve that number or amount.
例句
Kelly had scored an average of 147 on three separate IQ tests...
凯利在 3 项不同的智商测试中平均得分 147。
Congress as an institution scores low in public opinion polls.
作为一个公共机构，国会在公众民意调查中得分很低。
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N-COUNT
(考试或比赛中的)得分，成绩
Someone's score in a game or test is a number, for example, a number of points or runs, which shows what they have achieved or what level they have reached.
例句
The U.S. Open golf tournament was won by Ben Hogan, with a score of 287...
本·霍根以 287 杆的成绩赢得了美国高尔夫公开赛。
Robin Smith made 167, the highest score by an England batsman in this form of cricket...
罗宾·史密斯得到 167 分，创下了英格兰击球手在这类板球比赛中的最高得分纪录。
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N-COUNT
(比赛的)比分，结果
The score in a game is the result of it or the current situation, as indicated by the number of goals, runs, or points obtained by the two teams or players.
例句
4-1 was the final score...
最终比分是 4 比 1。
They beat the Giants by a score of 7 to 3...
他们以 7 比 3 的比分击败了巨人队。
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VERB
赢得;获得;取得
If you score a success, a victory, or a hit, you are successful in what you are doing.
例句
His abiding passion was ocean racing, at which he scored many successes...
他一直酷爱海上赛艇，并多次在比赛中获胜。
In recent months, the rebels have scored some significant victories...
最近几个月里，叛乱分子已经取得了一些不小的胜利。
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N-COUNT
(电影、戏剧等的)配乐
The score of a film, play, or similar production is the music which is written or used for it.
例句
The dance is accompanied by an original score by Henry Torgue.
这支舞蹈的配乐是由亨利·托尔格所作的一首原创曲目。
...the composer of classic film scores such as West Side Story.
为《西区故事》等经典影片配乐的作曲者
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N-COUNT
总谱;曲谱
The score of a piece of music is the written version of it.
例句
He recognizes enough notation to be able to follow a score.
他认得足够多的乐符，看懂乐谱不成问题。
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VERB
为(音乐作品)编写总谱
If you score a piece of music, you write it or arrange it for specific instruments or voices.
例句
Strauss spent much of 1941 scoring his last opera, Capriccio...
施特劳斯用了 1941 年的大部分时间为自己的最后一部歌剧《随想曲》编写总谱。
He has mastered enough of the complexities of arrangement to write and score a piece for a chamber music ensemble.
他对改编的复杂之处已有了足够的掌握，能够谱写一部室内合奏曲了。
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QUANT
许多;大量
If you refer to scores of things or people, you are emphasizing that there are very many of them.
例句
Campaigners lit scores of bonfires in ceremonies to mark the anniversary.
参加运动的人们在各种仪式上点起一垛垛篝火以纪念周年庆典。
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NUM
二十;二十左右
A score is twenty or approximately twenty.
例句
A score of countries may be producing or planning to obtain chemical weapons...
大概有20个国家可能正在制造或计划获取化学武器。
The company already has around four score titles commissioned and planned for publication...
那家公司已有约80本书委托好了作者并计划出版。
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VERB
刻痕于;划线于
If you score a surface with something sharp, you cut a line or number of lines in it.
例句
Lightly score the surface of the steaks with a knife.
在牛排表面轻轻打花刀。
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VERB
非法购买(毒品)
If someone scores drugs, they buy them illegally.
例句
Me and my mate went to score a kilo of amphetamine down in London.
我和爱人去伦敦市区搞到了一公斤苯丙胺。
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PHRASE
大量(发生或存在)
If things happen or exist by the score, they happen or exist in large numbers.
例句
The companies brought out new products by the score.
那些公司生产了大量的新产品。
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PHRASE
数，记下(数量)
If you keep score of the number of things that are happening in a certain situation, you count them and record them.
例句
You can keep score of your baby's movements before birth by recording them on a kick chart.
你可以通过胎动图表记录分娩前胎儿的活动情况。
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PHRASE
了解情况;了解真相;知道问题的症结
If you know the score, you know what the real facts of a situation are and how they affect you, even though you may not like them.
例句
I don't feel sorry for Carl. He knew the score, he knew what he had to do and couldn't do it.
我不为卡尔感到难过。他了解情况。他知道自己必须做什么但却没能做成。
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PHRASE
在那一点上/在这一点上;(尤指)在那个难题上/在这个关注点上
You can use on that score or on this score to refer to something that has just been mentioned, especially an area of difficulty or concern.
例句
I became pregnant easily. At least I've had no problems on that score...
我很容易就怀上了孩子。至少在那方面我没有问题。
If someone you know has cancer, don't let worry on this score stop you from visiting them.
如果你认识的人得了癌症，不要因为这方面的担忧就不去探望他们。
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PHRASE
(通常指通过巧妙或更有说服力的发言)驳倒，占上风
If you score a point over someone, or score points off them, you gain an advantage over them, usually by saying something clever or making a better argument.
例句
The Prime Minister was trying to score a political point over his rivals...
首相正设法在政治上将对手一一驳倒。
The politicians might be forced to touch on the real issues rather than scoring points off each other.
政客们可能会被迫讨论真正的问题而不只是互相抬杠。
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PHRASE
报复
If you settle a score or settle an old score with someone, you take revenge on them for something they have done in the past.
例句
The groups had historic scores to settle with each other.
这两个集团之间有几笔旧账要了结。
Noun
1. a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance);
"she made good marks in algebra""grade A milk""what was your score on your homework?"2. a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages;
"he studied the score of the sonata"3. a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest;
"the score was 7 to 0"4. a set of twenty members;
"a score were sent out but only one returned"5. grounds;
"don't do it on my account""the paper was rejected on account of its length""he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful"6. the facts about an actual situation;
"he didn't know the score"7. an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar);
"add it to my score and I'll settle later"8. a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
9. a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation;
"holding a grudge""settling a score"10. the act of scoring in a game or sport;
"the winning score came with less than a minute left to play"11. a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse;
"calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang"Verb
1. gain points in a game;
"The home team scored many times""He hit a home run""He hit .300 in the past season"2. make small marks into the surface of;
"score the clay before firing it"3. make underscoring marks
4. write a musical score for
5. induce to have sex;
"Harry finally seduced Sally""Did you score last night?""Harry made Sally"6. get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance;
"She scored high on the SAT""He scored a 200"7. assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation;
"grade tests""score the SAT essays""mark homework"