scudding
scudding — 動詞
- scuddingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- scuddings3rd person singular
- scuddinging-ing form
- scuddingedpast simple
1. To race straight ahead without pausing — used most often of clouds, ships, and t
疾馳；飛掠
快速直線前進，尤指雲或船
To race straight ahead without pausing — used most often of clouds, ships, and things blown by the wind.
Dark clouds scudded across the valley as the storm rolled in.
暴風雨襲來時，烏雲飛掠過山谷。
intransitive: clouds + scud + across [location]
The old ferry scudded over rough waves, passengers gripping their seats.
老舊的渡輪在洶湧波濤上疾馳，乘客們緊抓著座椅。
Padma watched a plastic bag scud along the empty station platform.
Padma 看著一個塑膠袋沿著空無一人的車站月台飛掠而過。
Bits of sea foam scudded across the wet sand as the tide went out.
潮水退去時，細碎的海沫掠過濕潤的沙灘。
Kemi's yacht scudded before the south wind, its white sails full.
Kemi 的遊艇乘著南風疾馳，白色風帆鼓得滿滿的。
scud before the wind (nautical pattern)
- scud across the sky
- scud before the wind
- clouds scud overhead
文法句型
scud + across/over/before + noun phrase
用法筆記
Frequently used of clouds, ships, and objects blown by the wind. The subject is normally inanimate — people and animals are not described as scudding.
常見錯誤
scudding — 名詞
- scuddingsingular
- scuddingsplural
1. Sudden wind-driven rain or snow that passes quickly.
陣雨；陣雪
被強風吹襲的短暫雨雪
Sudden wind-driven rain or snow that passes quickly.
A scudding of icy rain hit the window as Owen opened the door.
Owen 開門時，一陣冰冷的陣雨打在窗戶上。
collocation: a scudding of [rain/snow/sleet/hail]
The hikers were caught in a scudding of snow halfway up the ridge.
登山客們在山脊半途遇上了一陣隨風襲來的雪。
A scudding of sleet swept across the road as Nadia pulled her hood up.
Nadia 拉起兜帽時，一陣雨雪隨風掃過馬路。
A brief scudding of rain left the platform glistening under the station lights.
一陣短暫的陣雨過後，月台在車站燈光下閃閃發亮。
Sumin watched a scudding of hail race across the field towards the sheep.
Sumin 看著一陣冰雹隨風掠過田野，朝羊群而去。
- a scudding of rain
- a scudding of snow
- caught in a scudding
用法筆記
The noun 'scudding' is uncountable when referring to the phenomenon in general, but often appears in the pattern 'a scudding of' followed by the type of precipitation.
2. A long-range missile launched from land or a warship, capable of striking distan
長程飛彈
可從陸地或船艦發射的遠程武器
A long-range missile launched from land or a warship, capable of striking distant targets.
The soldiers took cover as scuddings struck the base outside the city.
長程飛彈擊中城外基地時，士兵們紛紛尋找掩護。
military context: scuddings struck [target]
News footage showed a scudding hitting a residential building by the port.
新聞畫面顯示一枚飛彈擊中港口附近的住宅大樓。
Karim's grandfather still remembers scuddings falling on the capital during the war.
Karim 的祖父還記得戰爭期間飛彈落在首都的情景。
Military experts examined the wreckage of a scudding found in the northern desert.
軍事專家檢查在北部沙漠發現的飛彈殘骸。
The government warned that scuddings could hit the port within minutes of launch.
政府警告飛彈可能在發射後幾分鐘內擊中港口。
- missile
a general term; 'scudding' refers specifically to a long-range type launched from ground or sea
3. The swift, straight movement of something carried along by wind or water.
疾行；飛奔
被風或水推動的快速直線移動
The swift, straight movement of something carried along by wind or water.
The yacht's smooth scudding across the bay drew cheers from the watching crowd.
遊艇平穩地疾行穿過海灣，引來圍觀群眾的歡呼。
possessive pattern: the [boat]'s smooth scudding
Valentina felt the scudding of the boat quicken as the wind grew stronger.
風勢轉強時，Valentina 感覺到小船的疾行也隨之加快。
Dark clouds raced overhead, their swift scudding a sign of the coming storm.
烏雲在頭頂飛奔，急快的移動預示著暴風雨即將來臨。
their swift scudding (nominal use with possessive)
From the cliff, Sofie watched the scudding of boats heading back to the harbour.
Sofie 從懸崖上望著船隻朝港口疾行而去。
A scudding of dry leaves down the alley made Mira quicken her step.
落葉沿著巷子飛奔，讓 Mira 加快了腳步。
- the scudding of clouds
- the scudding of a boat
- swift scudding
用法筆記
This nominal use of 'scudding' is literary. In everyday English, speakers would more often use the verb form ('the clouds scudded') rather than the noun ('the scudding of the clouds').