中英互译
scuttle
英 /ˈskʌt(ə)l/美 /ˈskʌt(ə)l/
基本释义
- 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
SAT
双语例句
- Such threats could scuttle the peace conference.这样的威胁可能会破坏和平会议。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- 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。
- 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。
网络短语
- coal scuttle烟炭桶;煤舱口;煤斗;煤桶
- escape scuttle脱险口;逃生窗口;安全口;应急出口
- side scuttle船舷小窗
- scuttle hatch屋顶楼板上的开口;舷窗铁盖;孔口盖
- scuttle washer舷窗橡皮垫圈;舷窗垫圈;舷窗橡皮圈
同义词
英英释义
- n.container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
- n.an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
- v.to move about or proceed hurriedly
词源
- scuttle碎步疾跑改写自 scud,飞掠,疾走,-le,表反复。
- scuttle煤桶,煤斗来自古英语 scutel,大盘子,来自拉丁语 scutella,盘子,来自 scutum,盾,圆盾,来自 PIE*skei, 切,分开,词源同 sheath,scale,shield.后词义扩大为桶,特指装煤的大桶。
- scuttle开口,开孔,凿沉船,阻止,阻挠可能借自西班牙语 escotilla,舱口,来自 escota,在衣服上开孔,来自 escotar,剪开。比喻用法, 引申词义在船底凿孔使船只沉没,并引申词义阻止,阻挠。