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

• 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。
• 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。
• This paper analyzes the geometric features of the trousers type steel scuttle, sets up the mathematics model of the funnel surface of this scuttle.
  分析了裤衩型钢煤斗外形的几何特点，建立了裤衩型钢煤斗漏斗表面的数学模型，分析了曲面展开的算法。
• The cute animals scuttle from one side of the road to the other and pop out of drains in order to avoid being hit by traffic.
  这些可爱的小动物从马路的一头飞跑到另一头，再从排水道钻出来，以免被过路的车撞到。
• There is no guarantee that political concerns, fears surrounding Chinese food safety or other factors won't scuttle the deal before it is consummated.
  在交易达成前，谁也不能保证政治上的担忧、对中国食品安全的顾虑或其它因素不会令交易中途受挫。
• Combined with a completed project, aspecial-shaped steel scuttle which has two eccentric and wedge-shaped hoppers.
  本文结合一个异型钢煤斗工程，其形式为上部矩形进口下部收口楔形的偏口双漏斗。
• 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
• 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。
• Eg. several conscripts were seen to scuttle off barracks.
  有人看见几个新兵从兵营里逃走了。
• I have heard here that we British are planning to scuttle Roundup.
  我在这里听说我们英国人正在着手破坏围捕计划。