| 词汇 | scotch |
| 释义 | scotch verb[ T ] formaluk /skɒtʃ/ us /skɑːtʃ/ to prevent something from being believed or being done: 破除；制止；取消；阻止 Her remarks were intended to scotch rumours of imminent job losses.她的话意在制止即将裁员的谣言。 Synonym thwart Preventing and impeding anti-drug anti-jamming avoid avoidable avoidably flameproof frustration guard against something hamper hang have someone/something hanging round your neckidiom preclude preclusion preclusive prejudice prevent scuttle smother stifle suffocate Scotch noun[ C or U ] uk /skɒtʃ/ us /skɑːtʃ/ a type of whisky (= a strong alcoholic drink) made in Scotland: 苏格兰威士忌 a bottle of Scotch一瓶苏格兰威士忌 I'll have a Scotch (= a glass of Scotch).我要一杯苏格兰威士忌。 Compare malt whiskyUK whiskyUK Spirits & distilling absinthe amaretto applejack benedictine bitter cordial creme crème de menthe curaçao distil kirsch liqueur malt malt whisky mother's ruin schnapps single-shot sloe gin small-batch sotol Scotch adjective uk /skɒtʃ/ us /skɑːtʃ/ made or produced in Scotland: （产品）苏格兰的 Scotch whisky苏格兰威士忌 Compare Scotsadjective Scottish Countries, nationalities & continents: nationalities Afghan Albanian Algerian an Andorran Ghanaian Gibraltarian Greenlander Greenlandic Grenadian non-Indian non-Russian North American North Korean Northern Irish Venezuelan Vietnamese Vincentian Virgin Islands Welshman scotch | American Dictionaryscotch verb[ T ] us/skɑtʃ/ to prevent something from being believed or being done: The company hoped to scotch the rumors of a takeover. Examples of scotchscotch In the case of alcoholism, the agent benefits from defecting (drinking scotch) in a game he is playing with his future self. That will scotch the concept of "teaching only" universities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is probably wrong, but things like that have got to be scotched. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That myth has been well and truly scotched. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is the myth that is being put about and it needs to be scotched. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We now know that the so-called reform, proposals have been scotched. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We thought we had scotched baby farming, but recent cases show we have not. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is quite untrue and the idea could be scotched by looking at the figures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would also like to scotch the rumour that all urban programme expenditure is ceasing as of now. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I accept that some of our forebears existed from morning to night on scotch whisky, but they were in a very small minority. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Any untoward expansion of output, whenever it occurs, must immediately be scotched. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In what sense does an increase in duty on a bottle of scotch damage the industry's export prospects? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let me scotch that right away as another lie. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that he can scotch that rumour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I presume that its publication will scotch the rumours that it is to recommend a system known as the alternative vote plus. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of scotch These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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