ruck

ruck1
noun
  1. (Rugby)a loose scrum formed around a player with the ball on the ground
    (英橄)密集争球。 比较maul
    ■(Australian Rules)a group of three players who follow the play without fixed positions
    (澳橄)三人机动队员组
  2. a tightly packed crowd of people
    密集人群
    Harry squeezed through the ruck to order another pint.
    哈里挤过人群再要了一杯啤酒。
    ■(the ruck)the mass of ordinary people or things
    普通群众，普通人；一般性事物
    education was the key to success, a way out of the ruck.
    接受教育是取得成功的关键，是出人头地的一种手段。
verb
  1. [no obj.](Rugby & Australian Rules)take part in a ruck
    (英橄，澳橄)（为争球）形成逼攻群
语源
  1. Middle English (in the sense 'stack of fuel, heap'): apparently of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian ruke 'heap of hay'
ruck2
verb
  1. [with obj.]compress or move (cloth or clothing) so that it forms a number of untidy folds or creases
    弄皱（布或衣服）；折叠
    her skirt was rucked up.
    她的裙子弄皱了。
    ■[no obj.](of cloth or clothing) form such folds of creases
    （布或衣服）变皱，起皱
    Eleanor's dress rucked up at the front.
    埃利诺的连衣裙前面起皱了。
noun
  1. a crease or wrinkle
    皱；褶
语源
  1. late 18th cent. (as a noun): from Old Norse hrukka
ruck3
noun
  1. (Brit. informal)a quarrel or fight, especially a brawl involving several people
    (英，非正式)（尤指有数人参加的）争吵，吵架；打架
语源
  1. 1950s: perhaps a shortened form of ruction or ruckus
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