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a tool like a large spoon with a deep bowl, used for picking up substances in powder form like flour, or for serving food like ice cream 勺;铲子 Topics Cooking and eatingc2 - [countable]
the amount picked up by a scoop 一勺(的量) two scoops of mashed potato 两勺土豆泥
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a piece of important or exciting news that is published in one newspaper before other newspapers know about it Topics TV, radio and newsc2抢先报道的新闻;独家新闻 - the scoop[uncountable] the scoop on somebody/something (North American English, informal)
the latest information about somebody/something, especially details that are not generally known (尤指详情鲜为人知的)最新消息
Word OriginMiddle English (originally denoting a utensil for pouring liquids): from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German schōpe ‘waterwheel bucket’; from a West Germanic base meaning ‘draw water’; related to the verb shape.