scramble

• vt.よじ登る；混同させる、急いでまとめる；乱す
• n.かき混ぜる、争う；混乱させる、混乱した塊を作る；這う、登る
• vi.這う、登る；不規則に成長する；急いで行動する

おそらくscrabbleの鼻形から、scrabble, scrape, rub, scramble, scrambleから、ひいては関連する比喩から。

scramble (v.)

1580s (intransitive), perhaps a nasalized variant of scrabble (v.), in its sense of "to struggle, to scrape quickly." Transitive sense "to stir or toss together randomly" is from 1822. Broadcasting sense "to make unintelligible" is attested from 1927. Related: Scrambled; scrambling. Scrambled eggs first recorded 1843.

scramble (n.)

1670s, "an eager, rude contest or struggle," from scramble (v.). Meaning "a walk or ramble involving clambering and struggling with obstacles" is from 1755. Meaning "rapid take-off" first recorded 1940, R.A.F. slang.

1. More than three million fans are expected to scramble for tickets.

300万人を超えるファンがチケットを買い占める見込みだ。

2.Make the toast and scramble the eggs.

パンを焼いて卵を炒める。

3.She managed to scramble over the wall.

彼女はやっと壁を越えた。

4.There was an undignified scramble for the best seats.

みんなで最高の席を争うなんてみっともない。

5.He broke his leg in his scramble down the wall.

彼は壁に登って足を折った。