scotched

英 [skɒtʃt]

美 [skɑːtʃt]

v.  阻止; 挫败; 平息; 终止
scotch的过去分词和过去式

双语例句

• I think that proposal had better be scotched straightaway.
  我认为那项建议还是立即撤消为好。
• They have scotched rumours that they are planning a special London show.
  他们辟谣说并没有在筹划伦敦专场秀。
• That attempt was scotched by the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, the cabinet body with policy responsibility for China's two special administrative regions, which objected to foreign ownership of Hong Kong's core telecoms network.
  那次出售计划是受到中国国务院港澳事务办公室阻挠而失败的。负责香港和澳门两个特别行政区政策事务的港澳办，反对外资拥有香港的核心电讯网络。
• Criminals such as these cannot be allowed to get away scotched free.
  这样的罪犯不能让其逍遥法外。
• She scotched speculation about any imminent action, saying such a move was "not at the moment under discussion".
  她否认了短期内会有任何行动的猜测，称此举“眼下并不在讨论范围之列”。
• Her agent scotched any hopes we had of an interview.
  她的代理人使我们面试的希望成为泡影。
• His arrival in the capital scotched report that he was dead.
  他抵达首都一事止住了说他已死的传言。
• The rain scotched our plans for a picnic.
  下雨使我们野餐的计划落空。
• Their recent appearance together has scotched rumours of a divorce.
  他们最近的一起露面戳破了离婚的谣言。
• The prime minister scotched the rumors of her illness with a public appearance.
  总理在公从场合的出现平息了关于她得病的传言。