scuttle
- IPA[ˈskʌtl]
英式
- a metal container with a handle, used to fetch and store coal for a domestic fire.；the amount of coal held in a scuttle
noun: scuttle, plural noun: scuttles
- 釋義
- 相關詞
名詞
- 1. a metal container with a handle, used to fetch and store coal for a domestic fire.
- ▪ the amount of coal held in a scuttle carrying endless scuttles of coal up from the cellar
- 2. British the part of a car's bodywork between the windscreen and the bonnet.
- see scuttle
Oxford American Dictionary
- a metal container with a sloping lid used to carry coal for a domestic fire.
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈskʌtl]
英式
- 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
- an opening with a cover in a ship's deck or side: a shaft of sunlight blazed through the cabin scuttle
Oxford Dictionary
- IPA[ˈskəd(ə)l]
美式
- sink (one's own ship) deliberately by holing it or opening its seacocks to let water in.
- an opening with a lid in a ship's deck or side: a shaft of sunlight blazed through the cabin scuttle
Oxford American Dictionary
- IPA[ˈskəd(ə)l]
美式
- a metal container with a sloping hinged lid and a handle, used to fetch and store coal for a ...
Oxford American Dictionary
- IPA[ˈskəd(ə)l]
美式
- run hurriedly or furtively with short quick steps: a mouse scuttled across the floor
- an act or sound of scuttling: I heard the scuttle of rats across the room
Oxford American Dictionary
- IPA[ˈskʌtl]
英式
- run hurriedly or furtively with short quick steps: a mouse scuttled across the floor
- an act or sound of scuttling: I heard the scuttle of rats across the room
Oxford Dictionary
