柯林斯詞典scuttle /?sk?t?l/ (scuttling,scuttled,scuttles) 1. V-I When people or small animals scuttle somewhere, they run there with short quick steps. 碎步疾跑 Two very small children scuttled away in front of them. 兩個很小的孩子在他們面前邁著又碎又快的步子跑開了。2. V-T To scuttle a plan or a proposal means to make it fail or cause it to stop. 破壞 (計劃、提議) Such threats could scuttle the peace conference. 這樣的威脅可能會破壞和平會議。3. V-T to cause (a vessel) to sink by opening the seacocks or making holes in the bottom (打開通海閥)使(船)沉沒; (在船底鑿孔)使(船)沉沒[nautical] 4. N a hurried pace or run 疾走; 快跑5. N a small hatch or its cover 小艙口; 小艙口蓋[nautical] 6. N a shallow basket, esp for carrying vegetables (尤指用來拎蔬菜的)淺籃子[英國英語] [DIALECT] 返回 scuttle劍橋詞典 scuttle verb (RUN) [ 不及物動詞：后面不接賓語的動詞 經(jīng)常 后面必須接副詞或介詞的動詞 ] to move quickly , with small , short steps , especially in order to escape （尤指為逃脫）碎步快跑，快速移動 A crab scuttled away under a rock as we passed . 我們走過時，一只螃蟹趕緊鉆進(jìn)巖石下面。 The children scuttled off as soon as the headteacher appeared . 校長一出現(xiàn)，孩子們一下子都跑光了。 scuttle verb (SINK) [ 及物動詞：后面接賓語的動詞 ] to intentionally sink a ship , especially your own, in order to prevent it from being taken by an enemy （為防止船落入敵手）鑿沉，弄沉（尤指自己的船） scuttle verb (STOP) [ 及物動詞：后面接賓語的動詞 ] to stop something happening , or to cause a plan to fail 阻止；破壞；阻撓 返回 scuttle