scuttle
- n. 煤桶；急促的奔跑（声）；舷窗，小舱口；车颈（车挡风玻璃与引擎罩之间的部分）
- v. 急促奔跑，疾走；故意破坏（计划），使成为泡影；使（船）沉没
[ 复数 scuttles 第三人称单数 scuttles 现在分词 scuttling 过去式 scuttled 过去分词 scuttled ]
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
scuttle /ˈskʌtəl/ TEM8 ( scuttling, scuttled, scuttles )
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V-I When people or small animals scuttle somewhere, they run there with short quick steps. 碎步疾跑
例：Two very small children scuttled away in front of them.
两个很小的孩子在他们面前迈着又碎又快的步子跑开了。
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V-T To scuttle a plan or a proposal means to make it fail or cause it to stop. 破坏 (计划、提议)
例：Such threats could scuttle the peace conference.
这样的威胁可能会破坏和平会议。
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V-T to cause (a vessel) to sink by opening the seacocks or making holes in the bottom (打开通海阀)使(船)沉没; (在船底凿孔)使(船)沉没 [nautical]
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N a hurried pace or run 疾走; 快跑
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N a small hatch or its cover 小舱口; 小舱口盖 [nautical]
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N a shallow basket, esp for carrying vegetables (尤指用来拎蔬菜的)浅篮子 [英国英语] [DIALECT]
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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Such threats could scuttle the peace conference.
这样的威胁可能会破坏和平会议。
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As I picked up the second scuttle by the handles and tried to shovel the coke up off the floor, the mountain began to move.
当我握住第二个煤斗的把柄，并尽力将焦炭从地上铲起来时，这座煤山开始移动起来。
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All this scuttle butt was laughed off as nonsense.
这些小道消息被当作一派胡言而一笑置之。
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because you've seen mice started to scuttle across the floor and it's disgusting.
因为你看到几只老鼠在地板上一窜而过，真令人恶心。
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