scuttle
柯林斯詞典
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(gè)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(jì)劃、提議)
Such threats could scuttle the peace conference. 這樣的威脇可能會(huì)破壞和平會(huì)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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scuttle /?sk?t?l/ (scuttling,scuttled,scuttles)
劍橋詞典
scuttle verb (RUN)
[ 不及物動(dòng)詞：後麪不接賓語的動(dòng)詞 經(jīng)常 後麪必須接副詞或介詞的動(dòng)詞 ]to move quickly , with small , short steps , especially in order to escape
（尤指爲(wèi)逃脫）碎步快跑，快速移動(dòng)
A crab scuttled away under a rock as we passed . 我們走過時(shí)，一衹螃蟹趕緊鑽進(jìn)巖石下麪。
The children scuttled off as soon as the headteacher appeared . 校長一出現(xiàn)，孩子們一下子都跑光了。
scuttle verb (SINK)
[ 及物動(dòng)詞：後麪接賓語的動(dòng)詞 ]to intentionally sink a ship , especially your own, in order to prevent it from being taken by an enemy
（爲(wèi)防止船落入敵手）鑿沉，弄沉（尤指自己的船）
scuttle verb (STOP)
[ 及物動(dòng)詞：後麪接賓語的動(dòng)詞 ]to stop something happening , or to cause a plan to fail
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