scuttle
scuttle — 動詞
- scuttlepresent simple I / you / we / they
- scuttleshe / she / it
- scuttledpast simple
- scuttling-ing form
1. to move with short, quick steps, especially when a person or small animal is try
碎步快跑
用小碎步快速移動
to move with short, quick steps, especially when a person or small animal is trying to get away from danger or to reach shelter.
A small crab scuttled across the sand and disappeared into a hole near the rocks.
一隻小螃蟹碎步跑過沙灘，消失在岩石附近的洞裡。
scuttle across [surface]
Theo scuttled up the stairs the moment he heard his mother call his full name.
Theo 一聽到媽媽喊他的全名，就急忙碎步跑上樓。
Shoppers scuttled out of the rain and into the warm café on the corner.
購物者們碎步跑出雨中，躲進街角溫暖的咖啡館。
Maja watched a mouse scuttle behind the refrigerator and vanish from sight.
Maja 看著一隻老鼠碎步跑到冰箱後面，從視線中消失。
When the thunder started, the dog scuttled under the bed and stayed there all night.
雷聲響起時，那隻狗碎步跑到床底下，待了整整一夜。
文法句型
scuttle + adverb / prepositional phrase
用法筆記
The subject is typically a small animal or a person moving stealthily or nervously. The verb is almost always followed by a direction adverb or a prepositional phrase (across, along, into, out of, under, up).
常見錯誤
2. to deliberately sink a vessel by opening its hull to the water, typically to pre
鑿沉
故意鑿洞使船沉沒
to deliberately sink a vessel by opening its hull to the water, typically to prevent an enemy from seizing it or to get rid of a ship that is no longer wanted.
The captain ordered the crew to scuttle the ship before the enemy could capture it.
船長命令船員鑿沉船隻，以免被敵人奪走。
scuttle the [ship / vessel]
Naval records show that three old submarines were scuttled off the coast after the war.
海軍記錄顯示，戰爭結束後有三艘老舊潛艇在海岸附近被鑿沉。
passive: be scuttled
The crew scuttled the damaged freighter by opening the sea valves in the engine room.
船員們打開機艙的海底閥門，鑿沉了那艘受損的貨船。
Kwame refused to scuttle the yacht even though the insurance payment would have been generous.
Kwame 拒絕鑿沉那艘遊艇，即使保險理賠金額非常可觀。
文法句型
scuttle + noun phrase (ship / vessel / boat)
用法筆記
The object is always a vessel (ship, submarine, boat, yacht, freighter). The passive form (be scuttled) is common in historical or military writing.
常見錯誤
3. to make something such as an agreement, a project, or an ambition come to nothin
破壞
使計畫或活動失敗
to make something such as an agreement, a project, or an ambition come to nothing, either by a deliberate act or as the result of events that cannot be avoided.
A lack of funding finally scuttled the research project after three years of work.
資金不足終於破壞了那個進行了三年的研究計畫。
scuttle + plan / project / deal
Political disagreements scuttled the peace agreement that both sides had signed.
政治分歧破壞了雙方已簽署的和平協議。
Imani's injury scuttled her dream of running in the national championship race.
Imani 的受傷粉碎了她在全國錦標賽中參賽的夢想。
A series of errors scuttled the merger deal between the two large banks.
一連串的錯誤破壞了兩家大型銀行之間的合併協議。
The scandal scuttled the politician's hopes of being re-elected next spring.
那樁醜聞毀掉了那位政治人物明年春天連任的希望。
- promote
to actively support and help something succeed
- facilitate
to make a process easier or more likely to succeed
文法句型
scuttle + noun phrase (plan / deal / project / hopes)
用法筆記
The object is always an abstract noun — a plan, deal, project, agreement, hope, or chance. Not used with concrete objects.
常見錯誤
scuttle — 名詞
- scuttlesingular
- scuttlesplural
1. a metal or wooden container with a handle, used for holding and carrying coal fo
煤桶
裝煤用的金屬桶
a metal or wooden container with a handle, used for holding and carrying coal for a fire in a house.
Grandmother kept a brass scuttle full of coal next to the fireplace.
祖母在壁爐旁放了一個裝滿煤炭的黃銅煤桶。
coal scuttle
The iron scuttle was empty, so Vivek carried it to the shed to refill.
那個鐵煤桶空了，Vivek 把它拿到棚子裡重新裝滿。
Stephanie polished the metal scuttle until it shone like a mirror.
Stephanie 把那隻金屬煤桶擦得像鏡子一樣亮。
A heavy black scuttle sat beside the wood stove in the farmhouse kitchen.
一個沈重的黑色煤桶放在農舍廚房的柴爐旁。
- coal bucket
more transparent and common in everyday speech
- coal pail
another term for the same object, especially in British English
文法句型
a / the + scuttle
scuttle + of + noun
用法筆記
Now somewhat old-fashioned, as most homes no longer use coal for heating. Often found in historical novels or descriptions of older houses.
2. a small covered opening in the deck or side of a ship, used for access, ventilat
艙口
甲板或船側的小開口
a small covered opening in the deck or side of a ship, used for access, ventilation, or light.
The sailor climbed through the scuttle onto the lower deck.
那名水手爬過艙口，來到下層甲板。
Water leaked through a cracked scuttle in the side of the hull.
海水從船殼側面一個破裂的艙口滲進來。
scuttle in the [part of ship]
Eitan closed the iron scuttle cover just before the waves crashed over the deck.
Eitan 在波浪衝上甲板之前蓋上了鐵製艙口蓋。
A small scuttle near the bow let fresh air into the crew's sleeping quarters.
靠近船頭的一個小艙口為船員的寢室帶來了新鮮空氣。
文法句型
a / the + scuttle
scuttle + in / on + noun phrase
用法筆記
A technical term used mainly in shipping and naval contexts. More common in historical writing than in conversation about modern ships.