1. level the score : 把比分拉平, 打平;
2. score out : 划去, 删掉;
3. on the score of : 由于...;
4. make a good score : 得分多, 成绩好;
5. know the score : 知道真相;
6. score off : 挫败(某人), 驳倒(某人);
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1. a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
e.g. calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang
Synonym: sexual conquest
2. the act of scoring in a game or sport
e.g. the winning score came with less than a minute left to play
3. a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
e.g. she made good marks in algebra
grade A milk
what was your score on your homework?
4. the facts about an actual situation
e.g. he didn't know the score
5. a written form of a musical composition
parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
e.g. he studied the score of the sonata
Synonym: musical score
6. a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
e.g. holding a grudge
settling a score
7. a set of twenty members
e.g. a score were sent out but only one returned
8. grounds
e.g. don't do it on my account
the paper was rejected on account of its length
he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful
Synonym: account
9. a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
e.g. the score was 7 to 0
10. a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
Synonym: scotch
11. an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)
e.g. add it to my score and I'll settle later