scuttle

英 [ˈskʌtl]

美 [ˈskʌtl]

v.  碎步疾跑; (故意)破坏，阻止，阻挠; 凿沉(船)
n.  淤塞，充塞; 为淤泥堵塞

过去式：scuttled　现在分词：scuttling　过去分词：scuttled　第三人称单数：scuttles　复数：scuttles　

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Collins.1 / BNC.12225 / COCA.12712

牛津词典

verb

• 碎步疾跑
  to run with quick short steps
  1. She scuttled off when she heard the sound of his voice.
     听到他的说话声，她赶紧跑开了。
  2. He held his breath as a rat scuttled past.
     见一只老鼠跑过，他屏住了呼吸。
• （故意）破坏，阻止，阻挠
  to deliberately cause sth to fail
  1. Shareholders successfully scuttled the deal.
     股东成功地阻止了这桩交易。
• 凿沉（船）
  to sink a ship deliberately by making holes in the side or bottom of it

noun

noun

柯林斯词典

• VERB 碎步疾跑;急赶;疾走
  When people or small animalsscuttlesomewhere, they run there with short quick steps.
  1. Two very small children scuttled away in front of them...
     两个小毛孩在他们前面屁颠屁颠地跑开了。
  2. Crabs scuttle along the muddy bank.
     几只螃蟹沿着泥泞的河堤快速横行。
• VERB 破坏;使成泡影;使中止
  Toscuttlea plan or a proposal means to make it fail or cause it to stop.
  1. Such threats could scuttle the peace conference.
     这种威胁会阻挠和平会议。
• VERB 凿沉(船)
  Toscuttlea ship means to sink it deliberately by making holes in the bottom.
  1. He personally had received orders from Commander Lehmann to scuttle the ship.
     他个人已收到莱曼司令要求凿沉轮船的命令。
• 同 coal scuttle
  Ascuttleis the same as acoal scuttle.

英英释义

noun

• an entrance equipped with a hatch
  Synonym:hatchwayopening
• container for coal
  Synonym:coal scuttle

verb

• to move about or proceed hurriedly
  1. so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground
  Synonym:scurryscamperskitter

双语例句

• He personally had received orders from Commander Lehmann to scuttle the ship.
  他个人已收到莱曼司令要求凿沉轮船的命令。
• Torsional rigidity is vital to minimise the scuttle shake associated with most convertible cars and to help maintain the car's dynamic composure.
  对于大多数敞篷车，扭转刚性对减小风挡振动和保持动态稳定性特别重要。
• When he came back after removing the coal scuttle, Tommy Brock was lying a little more sideways;
  当他移走了煤斗后回来，汤米獾躺得更靠近床边一点；
• Application of Mechanical Layering Branches and Coal Scuttle in Small and Medium-sized Industrial Boilers
  机械式分层分行煤斗在中小工业锅炉的应用
• Twice he brought in his walking stick, and once he brought in the coal scuttle.
  有两次他把他的拐杖带进去，而有一次他带进去一个媒斗。
• Have orders to scuttle at the approach of an enemy.
  下达了命令对于敌人临近时要沉船。
• All this scuttle butt was laughed off as nonsense.
  这些小道消息被当作一派胡言而一笑置之。
• The old school scold sold the school coal scuttle; if the old school scold sold the school coal scuttle, the school should scold and scuttle the old school scold.
  学校守旧派卖掉了学校的煤斗；如果学校守旧派卖掉了学校的煤斗，学校将责骂并解散学校守旧派。
• And why did Kim Jong-il suddenly scuttle off to China, his second visit in under four months?
  金正日为什么突然跑到中国，在4个月内第二次访华？
• There was a general scuttle for shelter when the rain began to fall heavily.
  下大雨了，人们都飞跑着寻找躲雨的地方。