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VERB
碎步疾跑;急趕;疾走
When people or small animals scuttle somewhere, they run there with short quick steps.
例句
Two very small children scuttled away in front of them...
兩個小毛孩在他們前面屁顛屁顛地跑開了。
Crabs scuttle along the muddy bank.
幾只螃蟹沿著泥濘的河堤快速橫行。
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VERB
破壞;使成泡影;使中止
To scuttle a plan or a proposal means to make it fail or cause it to stop.
例句
Such threats could scuttle the peace conference.
這種威脅會阻撓和平會議。
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VERB
鑿沉(船)
To scuttle a ship means to sink it deliberately by making holes in the bottom.
例句
He personally had received orders from Commander Lehmann to scuttle the ship.
他個人已收到萊曼司令要求鑿沉輪船的命令。
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N-COUNT
同 coal scuttle
A scuttle is the same as a coal scuttle .