1. 碎步疾跑;急趕;疾走 When people or small animals scuttle somewhere, they run there with short quick steps.
e.g. Two very small children scuttled away in front of them... 兩個(gè)小毛孩在他們前面屁顛屁顛地跑開(kāi)了。 e.g. Crabs scuttle along the muddy bank. 幾只螃蟹沿著(zhù)泥濘的河堤快速橫行。
2. 破壞;使成泡影;使中止 To scuttle a plan or a proposal means to make it fail or cause it to stop.
scuttle
e.g. Such threats could scuttle the peace conference. 這種威脅會(huì )阻撓和平會(huì )議。
3. 鑿沉(船) To scuttle a ship means to sink it deliberately by making holes in the bottom.
e.g. He personally had received orders from Commander Lehmann to scuttle the ship. 他個(gè)人已收到萊曼司令要求鑿沉輪船的命令。
4. 同 coal scuttle A scuttle is the same as a coal scuttle .
scuttle的翻譯
scuttle英英釋義
scuttle在線(xiàn)翻譯
noun
1. an entrance equipped with a hatch especially a passageway between decks of a ship
Synonym: hatchwayopening
2. container for coal shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
Synonym: coal scuttle
verb
1. to move about or proceed hurriedly
e.g. so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground