scuttle

1. V-I When people or small animals scuttle somewhere, they run there with short quick steps. 碎步疾跑

Two very small children scuttled away in front of them. 兩個(gè)很小的孩子在他們面前邁著又碎又快的步子跑開(kāi)了。

2. V-T To scuttle a plan or a proposal means to make it fail or cause it to stop. 破壞 (計(jì)劃、提議)

Such threats could scuttle the peace conference. 這樣的威脅可能會(huì)破壞和平會(huì)議。

3. V-T to cause (a vessel) to sink by opening the seacocks or making holes in the bottom (打開(kāi)通海閥)使(船)沉沒(méi); (在船底鑿孔)使(船)沉沒(méi)[nautical]

4. N a hurried pace or run 疾走; 快跑

5. N a small hatch or its cover 小艙口; 小艙口蓋[nautical]

6. N a shallow basket, esp for carrying vegetables (尤指用來(lái)拎蔬菜的)淺籃子[英國(guó)英語(yǔ)] [DIALECT]