搜尋結果
scuttle
- IPA[ˈskʌtl]
英式
- sink (one's own ship) deliberately by holing it or opening its seacocks to let water in;deliberately cause (a scheme) to fail
- an opening with a cover in a ship's deck or side
verb: scuttle, 3rd person present: scuttles, gerund or present participle: scuttling, past tense: scuttled, past participle: scuttled
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. sink (one's own ship) deliberately by holing it or opening its seacocks to let water in the ship was scuttled by its German prize crew, who took to the boats
- 2. deliberately cause (a scheme) to fail some of the stockholders are threatening to scuttle the deal
名詞
- 1. an opening with a cover in a ship's deck or side a shaft of sunlight blazed through the cabin scuttle