| 释义 |
scuttle
UK ['skʌt.l] US ['skʌtˌ-] verb
RUN 跑
intransitive usually + adverb or preposition
■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.我们经过时，一只螃蟹赶紧钻进岩石下面。 •The children scuttled off as soon as the headmaster appeared.校长一出现，孩子们一下子都跑光了。
UK ['skʌt.l] US ['skʌtˌ-] verb
SINK 沉没
transitive
■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）凿沈，弄沈（尤指自己的船）
transitive
■to stop something happening, or to cause a plan to fail 阻止；破坏；阻挠
UK ['skʌt.l] US ['skʌtˌ-] noun countable
■a coal scuttle |