scalp
noun [ C ] uk/skælp/ us/skælp/
(TOP OF HEAD)
头皮
the skin on the top of a person's head where hair usually grows
a dry/oily/itchy scalp 干燥的／油性的／发痒的头皮
Some tribes used to collect scalps to prove how many of the enemy they had killed in battle. 以前有些部落通过收集人的头皮来证明在战斗中杀死过多少敌人。
(DEFEATED PERSON)
mainly UK（在竞争或竞选中）击败的人，手下败将
someone you defeat in a competition or election
Although they are expected to take some important scalps in the election, they are unlikely to form the next government. 尽管他们有可能在大选中击败一些重要人物，但是还是不大可能组阁下一届政府。
Idiom
be out for/after someone's scalpidiom 决心击败（某人）；意图惩罚（某人）；（尤指）使（某人）丢掉工作
to want to defeat or punish someone in some way
He's made one mistake too many, and now they're out for his scalp. 他多次犯同一个错误，所以现在他们要把他解雇掉。
scalp
verb [ T ] uk/skælp/ us/skælp/
(SELL)
US informal (UK tout)倒卖（戏票等）
to buy things, such as theatre tickets, at the usual prices and then sell them, when they are difficult to get, at much higher prices
(HEAD)
（作为战利品）从敌人尸体上剥下头皮
to cut off the scalp of a dead enemy
humorous把（某人）的头发理得很短
to cut someone's hair very short