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Chinese meaning
仓皇应对；争相行动
慌乱用手脚并用移动；仓促奔忙应对
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政府紧急动员、仓皇应对灾难救援
Example
the Trump administration scrambles to provide an effective disaster response mission to a country that it now calls an ally in Latin America
特朗普政府仓皇应对，试图向这个它如今称为拉丁美洲盟友的国家提供有效的灾难救援任务。
Source: The Guardian
Background ✎
委内瑞拉双震后，美国政府紧急动员展开灾难救援，同时面临外交政策的严峻考验。
Roots · etymology
源自方言 scramb（用手抓抢）加频复后缀 -le，或鼻音化的 scrabble（抓挠）
- scramb（抓抢，古方言词）+ -le（频复动作后缀）
Collocations
- scramble to respond / scramble for resources / a desperate scramble
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