Scud



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 疾行, 疾驶
• ［英］ v. 疾行, 疾驶 ( to move or run swiftly)
• ［例］ The boat scudded before the strong west wind.

Webster Collegiate

I. intransitive verb (scudded; scudding)

• Etymology: perhaps from Middle Dutch schudden to shake
• Date: 1532
• 1. to move or run swiftly especially as if driven forward <clouds scudding across the sky>
• 2. to run before a gale

II. noun

• Date: 1609
• 1. the action of scudding ; rush
• 2.
  • a. loose vapory clouds driven swiftly by the wind
  • b.
    • (1) a slight sudden shower
    • (2) mist, rain, snow, or spray driven by the wind
  • c. a gust of wind

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