Scuttle



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解释

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• n. 舷窗, 舱口盖.
• ［英］ n. 舷窗, 舱口盖 ( hatchway of a ship)
• ［例］ scuttle across the street / scuttle out of one's responsibilities.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English scutel, from Latin scutella drinking bowl, tray, diminutive of scutra platter
• Date: 15th century
• 1. a shallow open basket for carrying something (as grain or garden produce)
• 2. a metal pail that usually has a bail and a sloped lip and is used especially for carrying coal

II. noun

• Etymology: Middle English skottell lid of a scuttle
• Date: 15th century
• 1. a small opening in a wall or roof furnished with a lid: as
  • a. a small opening or hatchway in the deck of a ship large enough to admit a person and with a lid for covering it
  • b. a small hole in the side or bottom of a ship fitted with a covering or glazed
• 2. a covering that closes a scuttle

III. transitive verb (scuttled; scuttling)

• Date: 1642
• 1. to cut a hole through the bottom, deck, or side of (a ship); specifically to sink or attempt to sink by making holes through the bottom
• 2. destroy, wreck; also scrap 2

IV. noun

• Etymology: perhaps blend of scud and shuttle
• Date: 1623
• 1. a quick shuffling pace
• 2. a short swift run

V. intransitive verb (scuttled; scuttling)

• Date: 1657
• scurry

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