| 词汇 | scuttle |
| 释义 | scuttle verb uk /ˈskʌt.əl/ us /ˈskʌt̬.əl/ scuttleverb (RUN)[ Iusually+ adv/prep ] to move quickly, with small, short steps, especially in order to escape: （尤指为逃脱）碎步快跑，快速移动 A crab scuttled away under a rock as we passed.我们走过时，一只螃蟹赶紧钻进岩石下面。 The children scuttled off as soon as the headteacher appeared.校长一出现，孩子们一下子都跑光了。 Moving quickly agility beetle belt bob up bowl down/along something cannonball gallop gun leg make a dash for something make good timeidiom make hasteidiom make off outrun outrush pelt rush scorch shoot whizz scuttleverb (SINK)[ T ] to intentionally sink a ship, especially your own, in order to prevent it from being taken by an enemy（为防止船落入敌手）凿沉，弄沉（尤指自己的船） Staying afloat, capsizing & sinking bail out buoy buoyancy buoyant buoyantly capsize floatation flotation founder ground keel over kickboard outrigger refloat ride run run aground/ashoreidiom scupper sunken waterlogged scuttleverb (STOP)[ T ] to stop something happening, or to cause a plan to fail阻止；破坏；阻挠 Preventing and impeding anti-drug anti-jamming avoid avoidable avoidably fireproof flameproof frustration guard against something hamper hang have someone/something hanging round your neckidiom preclude preclusion preclusive prejudice prevent smother stifle suffocate scuttle noun[ C ] uk /ˈskʌt.əl/ us /ˈskʌt̬.əl/ a coal scuttle煤桶（同 coal scuttle） Parts of buildings: the fireplace & parts of the fireplace andiron chimney breast coal scuttle damper fender fire dog fireback firebrick fireguard fireplace firescreen fireside flue grate hearth inglenook mantelpiece open firephrase open fireplace poker scuttle | American Dictionaryscuttle verb us/ˈskʌt̬·əl/ scuttleverb (RUN)[ Ialways+ adv/prep ] to move quickly, with small, short steps: We heard rats scuttling by in the dark. scuttleverb (GIVE UP)[ T ] to give up a plan or activity, or spoil a possibility for success: Angry workers scuttled all hope of quick agreement on a new contract. scuttleverb (SINK)[ T ] to intentionally sink a ship by opening a hole in the bottom or sides Examples of scuttlescuttle Enemy tonnage is largely lost, tied up at home or in neutral ports, sunk or scuttled—mostly scuttled, one might say. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Certainly when one gets into the position of scuttling a ship and claiming its full insurance value one is dealing with very large sums indeed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not suppose there was ever a milder man charged with the duty of scuttling a ship or of destroying constitutional practice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Here we are, microscopic creatures scuttling about on the surface of a minor planet circling round a second-rate star in one of halt-a-million galaxies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The third was an inspector of scuttles, and he ordered them to get the cargo out and paint the scuttles inside. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At times, indeed, their policy has seemed suspiciously like one of scuttling away from our responsibilities behind a smoke screen of bluster. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She did not make eye contact with any customer whom she knew, and scuttled out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Thirty transports and store ships have been sunk, scuttled, or set on fire, with a loss of several thousands of lives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have adopted the method of scuttling their undertakings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Had we been in office we would have been told that we were "scuttling" from these places. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we could get the shipbuilders and ship owners together it might be possible to get standardisation of bollards, scuttles, small pumps and the like. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I can see no other reason why they scuttled and ran. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He scuttled from one set of topics to another as quickly as possible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The heaters could then be turned into useful cupboards in the home in which to store, for example, coal scuttles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As we are considering not only dustbins, but buckets, pails, sanitary bins, and coal scuttles it will be necessary to broaden the debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of scuttle These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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