scope 1 W3 AC / skəʊp $ skoʊp / 名词

1 [不可数名词] the range of things that a subject, activity, book etc deals with

scope of

the need to define the scope of the investigation

measures to limit the scope of criminals’ activities

beyond/outside/within the scope of something

A full discussion of that issue is beyond the scope of this book.

widen/broaden/extend etc the scope of something

Let us extend the scope of the study to examine more factors.

narrow/limit etc the scope of something

The court’s ruling narrowed the scope of the affirmative action program.

limited/wider etc in scope

His efforts were too limited in scope to have much effect.

2 [不可数名词] the opportunity to do or develop something

scope for

The scope for successful gardening increases dramatically with a greenhouse.

there is considerable/great/little etc scope for something

There is considerable scope for further growth in the economy.

3 [单数形式] informal a particular set of activities and the people who are involved in them 同义词 scene

the music/cinema/club etc scope

COLLOCATIONS

形容词

broad The new book has a broader scope.

limited/narrow The scope of the research was quite limited.

动词

widen/broaden the scope of something The police are widening the scope of their investigation.

extend/expand the scope of something They may extend the scope of the project.

narrow/limit the scope of something He had severely limited the scope of his autobiography.

define the scope of something (= say exactly what the scope is ) The group’s first task was to define the scope of the review.

come/fall within the scope of something (= be included in it ) Banks and building societies fall within the scope of the new legislation.

fall outside the scope of something (= not be included in it ) His later exploits in Persia fall outside the scope of this book.

短语

be limited/restricted in scope The law is quite limited in scope.

be national/international/global in scope (= include a whole country, several countries, or the whole world ) Some markets are local while others are national or international in scope.