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单词 scuttle
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scuttle
verb
uk
/ˈskʌt.əl/us
/ˈskʌt̬.əl/

scuttleverb(RUN)

[Iusually+ adv/prep]
tomovequickly, withsmall,shortsteps,especiallyinordertoescape:
（尤指为逃脱）碎步快跑，快速移动
Acrabscuttledawayunder arockas wepassed.我们走过时，一只螃蟹赶紧钻进岩石下面。
Thechildrenscuttledoffassoonas theheadteacherappeared.校长一出现，孩子们一下子都跑光了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Moving quickly
  • agility
  • beetle
  • bowl down/alongsomething
  • buzz
  • careen
  • career
  • fluent
  • gun
  • outsail
  • pelt
  • rush
  • scamper
  • scoot
  • scrabble
  • scramble
  • scud
  • shoot
  • stampede
  • ton
  • trot
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scuttleverb(SINK)

[T]
tointentionallysinkaship,especiallyyourown, inordertopreventit from being taken by anenemy
（为防止船落入敌手）凿沉，弄沉（尤指自己的船）
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Staying afloat, capsizing & sinking
  • bail out
  • buoy
  • buoyancy
  • buoyant
  • buoyantly
  • capsize
  • ducking
  • float
  • floatation
  • flotation
  • founder
  • ground
  • keel over
  • kickboard
  • outrigger
  • refloat
  • ride
  • scupper
  • sunken
  • waterlogged
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scuttleverb(STOP)

[T]
tostopsomethinghappening, or tocauseaplantofail
阻止；破坏；阻挠
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Preventing and impeding
  • anti-jamming
  • avert
  • avoid
  • avoidable
  • bar
  • be a drag onsomeone/somethingidiom
  • bottleneck
  • derail
  • fireproof
  • hamper
  • hang
  • havesomeone/somethinghanging roundyourneckidiom
  • head off
  • hinder
  • prejudice
  • prevent
  • preventable
  • prevention
  • prevention is better than cureidiom
  • smother
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scuttle
noun[C]
uk
/ˈskʌt.əl/us
/ˈskʌt̬.əl/
acoal scuttle
煤桶（同 coal scuttle）
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Parts of buildings: the fireplace & parts of the fireplace
  • andiron
  • chimney breast
  • coal scuttle
  • damper
  • fender
  • fire dog
  • firebrick
  • fireguard
  • fireplace
  • firescreen
  • fireside
  • flue
  • grate
  • hearth
  • inglenook
  • mantelpiece
  • open fire
  • open fireplace
  • poker
(Definition ofscuttlefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

scuttle| American Dictionary

scuttle
verb
us
/ˈskʌt̬·əl/

scuttleverb(RUN)

[Ialways+ adv/prep]
tomovequickly, withsmall,shortsteps:
Weheardratsscuttling by in thedark.

scuttleverb(GIVE UP)

[T]
to give up aplanoractivity, orspoilapossibilityforsuccess:
Angryworkersscuttled allhopeofquickagreementon a newcontract.

scuttleverb(SINK)

[T]
tointentionallysinkashipbyopeningaholein thebottomorsides
(Definition ofscuttlefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofscuttle

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Enemy tonnage is largely lost, tied up at home or in neutral ports, sunk or scuttled—mostly scuttled, one might say.
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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.
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I do not suppose there was ever a milder man charged with the duty of scuttling a ship or of destroying constitutional practice.
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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.
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The third was an inspector of scuttles, and he ordered them to get the cargo out and paint the scuttles inside.
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At times, indeed, their policy has seemed suspiciously like one of scuttling away from our responsibilities behind a smoke screen of bluster.
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She did not make eye contact with any customer whom she knew, and scuttled out.
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Thirty transports and store ships have been sunk, scuttled, or set on fire, with a loss of several thousands of lives.
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They have adopted the method of scuttling their undertakings.
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Had we been in office we would have been told that we were "scuttling" from these places.
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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.
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I can see no other reason why they scuttled and ran.
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He scuttled from one set of topics to another as quickly as possible.
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The heaters could then be turned into useful cupboards in the home in which to store, for example, coal scuttles.
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As we are considering not only dustbins, but buckets, pails, sanitary bins, and coal scuttles it will be necessary to broaden the debate.
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