scuttle

US [ˈskʌt(ə)l]
UK ['skʌt(ə)l]
  • n.舷窗；煤桶；煤斗；煤箱
  • v.碎步疾跑；（故意）破坏；凿沉（船）
  • Web天窗；疾走；小舱口
Simple Present：scuttles  Present Participle：scuttling  Past Tense：scuttled  

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scuttle
v.
1.
[i]
+ adv./prep.
碎步疾跑to run with quick short steps
She scuttled off when she heard the sound of his voice.
听到他的说话声，她赶紧跑开了。
He held his breath as a rat scuttled past.
见一只老鼠跑过，他屏住了呼吸。
2.
[t]
~ sth
（故意）破坏，阻止，阻挠to deliberately cause sth to fail
Shareholders successfully scuttled the deal.
股东成功地阻止了这桩交易。
3.
[t]
~ sth
凿沉（船）to sink a ship deliberately by making holes in the side or bottom of it
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Definition:
AllAll,舷窗舷窗,煤桶煤桶,煤斗煤斗,煤箱煤箱,碎步疾跑碎步疾跑,破坏破坏,凿沉凿沉,天窗天窗,疾走疾走,小舱口小舱口
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1.
He wondered what to do about the boat. Ideally he would scuttle it, but he might be seen doing so.
他想这条船怎样处理呢？最好将它凿沉，但这样做很可能被人看见。
tā xiǎng zhè tiáo chuán zěn yàng chǔ lǐ ne ? zuì hǎo jiāng tā záo chén , dàn zhè yàng zuò hěn kě néng bèi rén kàn jiàn 。
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2.
And I said to myself, "Lewis, don't look left, don't look right. Just scuttle forward and go for it. "
我对自己说：“路易斯，不要向左看，不要向右看，要一直往前冲。”
wǒ duì zì jǐ shuō : " lù yì sī , bú yào xiàng zuǒ kàn , bú yào xiàng yòu kàn , yào yì zhí wǎng qián chōng 。 "
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3.
"Why? ? Hotel manager says: " Because you are bending over to go up in the transparent scuttle of our dining-room now!
饭店经理说：“因为你现在正趴在我们餐厅的透明天窗上！”
fàn diàn jīng lǐ shuō : " yīn wèi nǐ xiàn zài zhèng pā zài wǒ men cān tīng de tòu míng tiān chuāng shàng ! "
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4.
It is wondrous to walk along the beach watching crabs scuttle in and out of the surf or to watch leaves flutter in the tropical winds.
当你漫步在海滩的时候，你可以观看螃蟹随着潮汐涨落急速逃跑，或者看着树叶在热带风中摇曳。
dāng nǐ màn bù zài hǎi tān de shí hou , nǐ kě yǐ guān kàn páng xiè suí zhe cháo xī zhǎng luò jí sù táo pǎo , huò zhě kàn zhe shù yè zài rè dài fēng zhōng yáo yè 。
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5.
Thinking optimistically, it is just possible that all this flimflam is actually a cunning plan to scuttle the shuttle once and for all.
乐观地想的话，有可能所有这些鬼话实际上是一劳永逸地破坏太空飞船的狡猾计划。
lè guān de xiǎng de huà , yǒu kě néng suǒ yǒu zhè xiē guǐ huà shí jì shang shì yì láo yǒng yì de pò huài tài kōng fēi chuán de jiǎo huá jì huà 。
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6.
Such concerns could scuttle the capital increase plan, as Congress will need to approve funding for the bank's capital expansion.
这类担忧可能会破坏亚行增加资本金的计划，因为美国国会需要批准为该行增加资本金融资。
zhè lèi dān yōu kě néng huì pò huài yà háng zēng jiā zī běn jīn de jì huà , yīn wèi měi guó guó huì xū yào pī zhǔn wèi gāi háng zēng jiā zī běn jīn róng zī 。
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7.
And past it scuttle a pair of uniformed women, diligently sweeping already spotless slabs of concrete.
越过石头，两个身穿制服的女人在来回奔忙，勤勉地清扫着已然一尘不染的水泥地面。
yuè guò shí tou , liǎng gè shēn chuān zhì fú de nǚ rén zài lái huí bēn máng , qín miǎn de qīng sǎo zhe yǐ rán yì chén bù rǎn de shuǐ ní dì miàn 。
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8.
No, nothing else, except an old birdcage (I wonder how that ever came there! ) and a coal-scuttle.
是的，没有别的了，不过还有一只旧的鸟笼子，我不知道它怎么到那里去的！还有一个煤桶。
shì de , méi yǒu bié de le , bú guò hái yǒu yī zhī jiù de niǎo lóng zǐ , wǒ bù zhī dào tā zěn me dào nà li qù de ! hái yǒu yī gè méi tǒng 。
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9.
The increase for demand of mobile-fashioned websites will drive webmasters into a scuttle.
时尚型手机网站的需求增长将使得网管们的竞争日趋加剧。
shí shàng xíng shǒu jī wǎng zhàn de xū qiú zēng zhǎng jiāng shǐ de wǎng guǎn men de jìng zhēng rì qū jiā jù 。
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10.
Even if its fighters scuttle to the mangrove swamps, they are likely to be picked off as they emerge.
即使他们的战士们逃到红树林沼泽地带，他们也很可能一露面就被擒获。
jí shǐ tā men de zhàn shi men táo dào hóng shù lín zhǎo zé dì dài , tā men yě hěn kě néng yī lòu miàn jiù bèi qín huò 。
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