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scuttle 音标拼音: [sk'ʌtəl] n. 煤桶,急速逃走,天窗,小舱口
vi. 急速逃走,急忙撤退
vt. 凿沉,毁坏,毁坏 煤桶,急速逃走,天窗,小舱口急速逃走,急忙撤退凿沈,毁坏,毁坏 scuttle n 1: container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire [ synonym: { scuttle}, { coal scuttle}] 2: an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship [ synonym: { hatchway}, { opening}, { scuttle}] v 1: to move about or proceed hurriedly; " so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground" [ synonym: { scurry}, { scamper}, { skitter}, { scuttle}] Scuttle \ Scut" tle\, n. [ AS. scutel a dish, platter; cf. Icel. skutill; both fr. L. scutella, dim. of scutra, scuta, a dish or platter; cf. scutum a shield. Cf. { Skillet}.] 1. A broad, shallow basket. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A wide- mouthed vessel for holding coal: a coal hod. [ 1913 Webster]
Scuttle \ Scut" tle\, v. i. [ For scuddle, fr. scud.] To run with affected precipitation; to hurry; to bustle; to scuddle. [ 1913 Webster] With the first dawn of day, old Janet was scuttling about the house to wake the baron. -- Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster]
Scuttle \ Scut" tle\, n. A quick pace; a short run. -- Spectator. [ 1913 Webster]
Scuttle \ Scut" tle\ ( sk[ u^] t" t' l), n. [ OF. escoutille, F. [' e] scoutille, cf. Sp. escotilla; probably akin to Sp. escotar to cut a thing so as to make it fit, to hollow a garment about the neck, perhaps originally, to cut a bosom- shaped piece out, and of Teutonic origin; cf. D. schoot lap, bosom, G. schoss, Goth. skauts the hem of a garnment. Cf. { Sheet} an expanse.] 1. A small opening in an outside wall or covering, furnished with a lid. Specifically: ( a) ( Naut.) A small opening or hatchway in the deck of a ship, large enough to admit a man, and with a lid for covering it, also, a like hole in the side or bottom of a ship. ( b) An opening in the roof of a house, with a lid. [ 1913 Webster] 2. The lid or door which covers or closes an opening in a roof, wall, or the like. [ 1913 Webster] { Scuttle butt}, or { Scuttle cask} ( Naut.), a butt or cask with a large hole in it, used to contain the fresh water for daily use in a ship. -- Totten. [ 1913 Webster]
Scuttle \ Scut" tle\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Scuttled} ( sk[ u^] t" t' ld); p. pr. & vb. n. { Scuttling}.] 1. To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of ( as of a ship), for any purpose. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To sink by making holes through the bottom of; as, to scuttle a ship. [ 1913 Webster] 3. Hence: To defeat, frustrate, abandon, or cause to be abandoned; -- of plans, projects, actions, hopes; as, the review committee scuttled the project due to lack of funds. [ PJC] 227 Moby Thesaurus words for " scuttle": French door, KO, amble, archway, back door, back out, bankrupt, barge, barway, be lost, boggle, bolt, bowl along, break, bulkhead, bundle, burst, burst of speed, bust, bustle, canter, capsize, career, carriage entrance, cellar door, cellarway, chase, chicken, chicken out, clump, cook, crowd, dart, dash, dash off, dash on, dead run, defeat, desert under fire, dish, do for, do in, dogtrot, door, doorjamb, doorpost, doorway, double- time, drag, drive, droop, falter, festinate, fix, flank speed, flat- out speed, fling, flounce, flurry, flutter, foot, footslog, forced draft, founder, front door, full gallop, funk, funk out, gait, gallop, gate, gatepost, gateway, get cold feet, get going, get moving, go down, halt, hand gallop, haste, hasten, hatch, hatchway, headlong rush, heavy right foot, helter- skelter, hie, high lope, hippety- hop, hitch, hobble, hop, hump, hump it, hurry, hurry on, hurry through, hurry up, hurry- scurry, hurtle, hustle, impoverish, jog, jog trot, jolt, jump, keel, keel over, knock out, leap, limp, lintel, lock step, lope, lose courage, lose no time, lumber, lunge, lurch, make haste, maximum speed, mince, mincing steps, move quickly, open throttle, overset, overturn, pace, paddle, peg, piaffe, piaffer, pitchpole, plod, plunge, porch, portal, porte cochere, post, postern, prance, press on, propylaeum, push on, pylon, race, rack, roll, ruin, run, rush, rush through, sashay, saunter, scamper, scoot, scour, scramble, scud, scuff, scuffle, scurry, settle, shamble, shoot, shoot down, shuffle, side door, sidle, single- foot, sink, sink like lead, skedaddle, skip, slink, slither, slog, slouch, slowness, somersault, sprint, spurt, stagger, stalk, stamp, step, step on it, stile, stomp, storm door, straddle, straggle, stride, stroll, strolling gait, strut, stump, swagger, swing, tear, threshold, tittup, toddle, tollgate, torpedo, totter, traipse, trap, trap door, tread, trip, trot, trudge, turn over, turn turtle, turnpike, turnstile, undo, upset, upset the boat, velocity, waddle, walk, wamble, wide- open speed, wiggle, wobble
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