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scuttle

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柯林斯词典

    scuttle /ˈskʌtəl/ (scuttling,scuttled,scuttles)

  • 1. V-I When people or small animals scuttle somewhere, they run there with short quick steps. 碎步疾跑

    Two very small children scuttled away in front of them. 兩個很小的孩子在他們麪前邁著又碎又快的步子跑開了。

  • 2. V-T To scuttle a plan or a proposal means to make it fail or cause it to stop. 破壞 (計劃、提議)

    Such threats could scuttle the peace conference. 這樣的威脇可能會破壞和平會議。

  • 3. V-T to cause (a vessel) to sink by opening the seacocks or making holes in the bottom (打開通海閥)使(船)沉沒; (在船底鑿孔)使(船)沉沒[nautical]

  • 4. N a hurried pace or run 疾走; 快跑

  • 5. N a small hatch or its cover 小艙口; 小艙口蓋[nautical]

  • 6. N a shallow basket, esp for carrying vegetables (尤指用來拎蔬菜的)淺籃子[英國英語] [DIALECT]

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剑桥词典

    scuttle verb (RUN)

    [ 不及物動詞：後麪不接賓語的動詞 經常 後麪必須接副詞或介詞的動詞 ]
    to move quickly , with small , short steps , especially in order to escape
    （尤指爲逃脫）碎步快跑，快速移動
    A crab scuttled away under a rock as we passed . 我們走過時，一衹螃蟹趕緊鑽進巖石下麪。
    The children scuttled off as soon as the headteacher appeared . 校長一出現，孩子們一下子都跑光了。

    scuttle verb (SINK)

    [ 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ]
    to intentionally sink a ship , especially your own, in order to prevent it from being taken by an enemy
    （爲防止船落入敵手）鑿沉，弄沉（尤指自己的船）

    scuttle verb (STOP)

    [ 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ]
    to stop something happening , or to cause a plan to fail
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