cuttle
cuttle — 名詞
1. a sea animal with a soft oval body, ten short arms, and a hard internal shell, r
烏賊；墨魚
有十條腕足的海洋軟體動物
a sea animal with a soft oval body, ten short arms, and a hard internal shell, related to squid and octopus, that shoots a dark liquid to hide from hunters
A diver near Kaohsiung watched a cuttlefish change its skin color to match the coral reef.
一名在高雄附近潛水的潛水員看到一隻烏賊改變皮膚顏色，融入珊瑚礁中。
cuttlefish + change skin color for camouflage
Nguyen's grandmother kept a dried cuttlebone in the bird cage for her parakeet to sharpen its beak.
Nguyen 的祖母把一塊乾燥的烏賊骨放在鳥籠裡，讓她的鸚鵡磨喙。
cuttlebone is the internal shell of the cuttlefish
Local fishermen avoid that reef in spring because cuttlefish gather there to lay their eggs.
當地漁夫在春天避開那片礁石，因為烏賊會聚集在那裡產卵。
A frightened cuttlefish squirted a dark cloud of ink and vanished behind a rock before the eel could attack.
一隻受驚的烏賊噴出一團墨汁，躲在岩石後面，逃過了鰻魚的攻擊。
In the market Sofia pointed at the fresh cuttlefish and asked the seller how to prepare it for stew.
在市場裡，Sofia 指著新鮮的烏賊，問攤販如何料理來燉湯。
- cuttlefish
the full, more formal name for the same animal
用法筆記
Often shortened to just 'cuttle' in casual speech, though 'cuttlefish' is more common in writing.
常見錯誤
2. a person who uses threats or physical force to frighten or control other people,
惡霸
利用暴力欺壓他人的壞人
a person who uses threats or physical force to frighten or control other people, especially in a rough or violent way
In old London taverns, a local cuttle would demand coins from newcomers and threaten anyone who refused.
在古老的倫敦酒館裡，當地的惡霸會向新來的人索要錢幣，並威脅任何拒絕的人。
archaic British slang for bully or ruffian
Historical court records from 1780 describe that cuttle as a feared highwayman who robbed travelers.
1780 年的歷史法庭記錄描述那名惡霸是令人畏懼的公路強盜，專門搶劫旅客。
The magistrate's notes mention a notorious cuttle who terrorized the docks near Bristol for years.
法官的筆記提到一個惡名昭彰的惡霸，在 Bristol 附近的碼頭橫行了好幾年。
Novels about eighteenth-century London often show a cuttle lurking in dark alleys by the river Thames.
描寫十八世紀倫敦的小說中，經常出現躲在泰晤士河邊暗巷裡的惡霸角色。
用法筆記
This sense is archaic and rarely found outside historical novels or old legal documents. Modern English uses 'bully' or 'thug' instead.
常見錯誤
cuttle — 及物動詞
1. to arrange finished cloth into regular, even folds or pleats as the final step b
摺布；打褶
將成品布料摺成規則褶襉
to arrange finished cloth into regular, even folds or pleats as the final step before storing or shipping it
Workers at the textile factory carefully cuttle the finished linen before packing it for shipment.
紡織廠的工人仔細地將完成的亞麻布摺好，再打包出貨。
transitive: cuttle + object (fabric type)
To cuttle this silk properly, the craftsman first measured each fold against a bamboo ruler.
要正確地將這塊絲綢打褶，工匠先用竹尺量好每個褶襉的位置。
The master weaver taught her apprentice how to cuttle cotton fabric after the dyeing process finished.
織布師傅教她的學徒如何在染色程序完成後將棉布摺整齊。
In traditional Japanese textile workshops, artisans still cuttle kimono cloth by hand using wooden tools.
在傳統的日本紡織工坊中，工匠仍用木製工具手工將和服布料打褶。
文法句型
cuttle + object (cloth/fabric)
用法筆記
This textile term is highly specialised and rarely used outside the fabric industry. The noun form 'cuttling' refers to the process itself.