| 词汇 | scuttling |
| 释义 | scuttling present participle ofscuttle 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 bowl down/along something cannonball gallop leg make a dash for something make good timeidiom make hasteidiom make off outrun outrush rush scorch scuttle 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 float floatation flotation founder ground kickboard outrigger refloat ride run aground/ashoreidiom scupper scuttle 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 bottleneck derail fireproof guard against something hamper hang have someone/something hanging round your neckidiom head off preclusive prejudice prevent preventable preventative scuttle smother Examples of scuttlingscuttling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. But if the end must come, let it not be by scuttling. 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 One is aimed at scuttling the prospect of devolution after one year and the other provides a reasonable chance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have statutory duties which they ought to perform, and the scuttling of justice does nothing for those involved in the dispute. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What nonsense it is to talk of scuttling and surrender. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I want to be clear on this point about scuttling. 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 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 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 First, deposit from floating containers and the scuttling of vessels, together with their related activities of towing and propelling, are included for the first time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Enemy merchant ships were under instructions to avoid capture at all costs and, if necessary, to resort to scuttling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is just beginning to retreat, and in a very short time he will be scuttling away amid the jeers of his supporters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Other extensions of control relate to scuttling, deposit from floating containers, and foreign vessels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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