to move or climb quickly but with difficulty, often using your hands to help you

She scrambled up the steep hillside and over the rocks. 她爬上了陡峭的山坡，翻过岩石。

He scrambled into his clothes (= put them on quickly) and raced to get help. 他匆匆套上衣服，跑去寻求救援。

As the burning plane landed, the terrified passengers scrambled for the door (= tried to reach the door quickly). 起火的飞机降落后，惊慌失措的乘客奋力向舱门口跑去。

to compete with other people for something there is very little of

[ + to infinitive ] People are scrambling to buy property before prices rise even further. 人们抢着在进一步涨价之前购买房产。

to put things such as words or letters in the wrong order so that they do not make sense

He had a habit of scrambling his words when excited. 他兴奋时通常会语无伦次。

to mix food as it is being fried, especially eggs or tofu (= a soft, pale food that has very little flavour but is high in protein, made from the seed of the soya plant)

I’m sure this dish would be just as delicious if you scrambled the eggs first.

You can use any kind of tofu when scrambling it.

to change a radio or phone signal so that it can only be understood using a special device

to (cause a plane to) take off very quickly

A helicopter was scrambled within minutes of the news. 直升机在接到消息几分钟之后紧急起飞。

a climb that is difficult so that you have to use your hands to help you

It was a real scramble to the top of the hillside. 好不容易才爬到山坡顶上。

an act of hurrying

[ + to infinitive ] As soon as the plane landed there was a mad/wild scramble to get out. 飞机一降落，人们乱作一团，匆匆跑了出去。

a hurried attempt to get something

After the death of the dictator there was an unseemly scramble for power among the generals. 独裁者死后，将军们为争夺权力闹翻了天。

a motocross event

We're planning a scramble through the forest next weekend. 我们计划下周末举行一次穿越森林的摩托车越野赛。

a dish of food that is mixed as it is being fried, especially eggs or tofu (= a soft, pale food that has very little flavour but is high in protein, made from the seed of the soya plant)

a potato-sausage scramble 土豆香肠炒蛋

tofu scramble with mushrooms and spinach