scuttle

英 [ˈskʌtl]

美 [ˈskʌtl]

v. 碎步疾跑; (故意)破坏，阻止，阻挠; 凿沉(船)
n. 淤塞，充塞; 为淤泥堵塞

过去式：scuttled　现在分词：scuttling　过去分词：scuttled　第三人称单数：scuttles　复数：scuttles　

Collins.1 / BNC.12225 / COCA.12712

牛津词典

verb

碎步疾跑
to run with quick short steps
1. She scuttled off when she heard the sound of his voice.
  听到他的说话声，她赶紧跑开了。
2. He held his breath as a rat scuttled past.
  见一只老鼠跑过，他屏住了呼吸。
（故意）破坏，阻止，阻挠
to deliberately cause sth to fail
1. Shareholders successfully scuttled the deal.
  股东成功地阻止了这桩交易。
凿沉（船）
to sink a ship deliberately by making holes in the side or bottom of it

noun

VERB 碎步疾跑;急赶;疾走
When people or small animalsscuttlesomewhere, they run there with short quick steps.
1. 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。
2. 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
Toscuttlea plan or a proposal means to make it fail or cause it to stop.
1. Such threats could scuttle the peace conference.
  这种威胁会阻挠和平会议。
VERB 凿沉(船)
Toscuttlea ship means to sink it deliberately by making holes in the bottom.
1. 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。
同 coal scuttle
Ascuttleis the same as acoal scuttle.

noun

verb

to move about or proceed hurriedly
1. so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground
Synonym:scurryscamperskitter