scalp
- IPA[skalp]
英式
- the skin covering the head, excluding the face；the scalp with the hair belonging to it, cut or torn away from an enemy's head as a battle trophy (a practice associated with some North American Indian peoples).
- take the scalp of (an enemy) as a battle trophy；punish severely
verb: scalp, 3rd person present: scalps, gerund or present participle: scalping, past tense: scalped, past participle: scalped
noun: scalp, plural noun: scalps
- 釋義
- 相關詞
名詞
- 1. the skin covering the head, excluding the face hair tonics will improve the condition of your hair and scalp
- ▪ historical the scalp with the hair belonging to it, cut or torn away from an enemy's head as a battle trophy (a practice associated with some North American Indian peoples).
- ▪ British used with reference to the defeat of an opponent in rugby Gloucester claimed the scalp of would-be champions Bath
- 2. Scottish a bare rock projecting above surrounding water or vegetation.
動詞
- 1. historical take the scalp of (an enemy) as a battle trophy none of the soldiers were scalped
- ▪ informal punish severely if I ever heard anybody doing that I'd scalp them
- 2. North American informal resell (shares or tickets) at a large or quick profit tickets were scalped for forty times their face value
- a long lock of hair left on a shaved head, associated with some North American Indian peoples.
Oxford American Dictionary
- a long lock of hair left on a shaved head, associated with some North American Indian peoples.
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[skalp]
美式
- the skin covering the head, excluding the face: hair tonics will improve the condition of your hair and scalp
- take the scalp of (an enemy) as a battle trophy: none of the soldiers were scalped
Oxford American Dictionary
