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Scuttle Verb Small Means Coal 英[ˈskʌtl 美[ˈskʌtl N.天窗,气窗;煤桶,煤箱;筐;[船]舷窗;Vt.破坏(计划),毁坏;(在船底凿孔)使船沉没,凿沉;Vi.快跑,急走;逃避,急忙撤退

单词 scuttle
音标
英[ˈskʌtl] 美[ˈskʌtl]
解释
n.天窗,气窗;煤桶,煤箱;筐;[船]舷窗;vt.破坏(计划),毁坏;(在船底凿孔)使船沉没,凿沉;vi.快跑,急走;逃避,急忙撤退;
例句

VERB
碎步疾跑;急赶;疾走
When people or small animals scuttle somewhere, they run there with short quick steps.
例: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。
例: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
To scuttle a plan or a proposal means to make it fail or cause it to stop.
例:Such threats could scuttle the peace conference.这种威胁会阻挠和平会议。

VERB
凿沉(船)
To scuttle a ship means to sink it deliberately by making holes in the bottom.
例: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。

N-COUNT
同 coal scuttle
A scuttle is the same as a coal scuttle .
变形
third:scuttles~done:scuttled~pl:scuttles~ing:scuttling~past:scuttled~

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