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scut.tle obj SINKH5skQt76, $5skQt-v [T]to sink (a ship, esp. your own) intentionally by making holes in it, esp. in order to prevent an enemy from capturing it凿沉，使…沉没In 1942, the French fleet was scuttled at Toulon to prevent it being captured by the Germans.在1942年，法国舰队为了不被德军俘获，在土伦港自沉。(fig.) The projected costs were so high that we decided to scuttle the expansion plan (= not to put it into action).规划的成本太高了，我们决定取消扩建计划。
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