释义 |
scuttle3/ˈskʌt(ə)l/ n. & v.●n. a hole with a lid in a ship's deck or side (有盖的)舱口;舷窗 ●v. tr. let water into (a ship) to sink it, esp. by opening the seacocks (打开通海阀)使船沉没 [Middle English, perhaps via obsolete French escoutille from Spanish escotilla ‘hatchway’, diminutive of escota ‘the cutting out of cloth’] |