■scoop v. 挖出(to take out)

Eg: She scooped out some sugar.

  v. 抢在...之前发布独家新闻

Eg: She scooped all the national newspapers to get the story.

  n. 铲子，勺子 常用短语：make a scoop 走运，抢先得到新闻

Eg: That guy made a scoop.

■ominously adv. 有预兆地，不祥地

词性相关：

ominous adj. 不祥的，恶兆的 Eg: Look at those ominous black clouds.

omen n. / v. 预示，预兆

Eg: This is a good / bad omen.   The clouds omen rain.

■rip v. 划破，撕，扯(to cause to tear quickly and violently)

Eg: I have ripped my trousers. 我把裤子划破了。

常用短语：

rip one's mask away 撕下某人的假面具

let things rip==let things be 听其自然

rip into    猛攻，抨击

rip sth off  撕掉，偷窃       rip sb off 欺骗

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