scoop¹/skup; skuːp/ n [C] 1 a deep spoon for picking up or serving food 球形勺子: an ice-cream scoop 冰淇淋勺 2 also 又作 scoopful /-fl; -fʊl/ the amount that a scoop will hold 一勺之量: two scoops of sugar 两勺糖 3 an important news story that is printed in one newspaper before any of the others know about it 〔报纸的〕独家新闻