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单词 scuttle
释义
scuttle
skʌtəl ˈskʌtəl
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense scuttles, present participle scuttling, past tense , past participle scuttled
1 VERB 碎步疾跑;急赶;疾走 When people or small animals scuttle somewhere, they run there with short quick steps. 碎步疾跑;急赶;疾走
  • Two very small children scuttled away in front of them. [VERB adv./prep.]

    两个小毛孩在他们前面屁颠屁颠地跑开了。

  • Crabs scuttle along the muddy bank. [VERB adv./prep.]

    几只螃蟹沿着泥泞的河堤快速横行。

SYN run, scurry, scamper, rush
2 VERB 破坏;使成泡影;使中止 To scuttle a plan or a proposal means to make it fail or cause it to stop. 破坏;使成泡影;使中止
  • Such threats could scuttle the peace conference. [VERB noun]

    这种威胁会阻挠和平会议。

SYN wreck, destroy, ruin, overwhelm
3 VERB 凿沉() To scuttle a ship means to sink it deliberately by making holes in the bottom. 凿沉() [Also VERB]
  • He personally had received orders from Commander Lehmann to scuttle the ship. [VERB noun]

    他个人已收到莱曼司令要求凿沉轮船的命令。

4 N-COUNT coal scuttle A scuttle is the same as a coal scuttle . coal scuttle [mainly British]
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