scotch a rumor
collocation揭穿谣言；辟谣
The company quickly scotched rumors of a merger.
该公司迅速辟谣了合并的传闻。
阻止；挫败
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阻止；挫败
to prevent something from succeeding or continuing
He scotched a tally mark on the wooden post.
他在木桩上刻了一个计数标记。
划伤,刻痕；使受轻微伤。
To cut or score; to wound superficially.
阻止(某事)成功；挫败。
To prevent (something) from being successful.
揭穿,驳斥(想法或谣言)。
To debunk or discredit an idea or rumor.
挡住(轮子等)使不滚动。
To block a wheel or other round object.
scotch
Base
原形
scotches
3rd person
第三人称单数
scotching
-ing
现在分词
scotched
Past
过去式
scotched
Past participle
过去分词
He scotches any attempts to cheat.
他制止任何作弊企图。
The government scotched the rebellion.
政府镇压了叛乱。
They are scotching the rumors.
他们正在制止谣言。
常指制止或镇压
The carpenter carefully scotched the surface before applying the finish.
木匠在涂上最后一道漆前小心地在表面上刻了痕。
She scotched initials into the tree trunk with her knife.
她用刀在树干上刻下了姓名首字母。
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揭穿谣言；辟谣
The company quickly scotched rumors of a merger.
该公司迅速辟谣了合并的传闻。
阻止计划
Bad weather scotched our plans for a picnic.
恶劣的天气打乱了我们去野餐的计划。
使希望破灭
The latest report scotched hopes of an early recovery.
最新报告使人们对于早日复苏的希望破灭了。
打消念头；驳斥想法
His father scotched the idea of dropping out of school.
他父亲打消了退学的念头。
垫住轮子（使之不滚动）
They scotched the wheels of the trailer before loading it.
他们在装载拖车前用垫块垫住了轮子。
辟谣；驳斥谣言
The company issued a statement to scotch rumors of a merger.
公司发布声明，辟谣关于合并的传言。
挫败计划；使计划落空
Lack of funding scotched the plan to build a new hospital.
资金不足使建造新医院的计划落空。
击伤毒蛇（比喻只削弱威胁而未能根除）
The reforms only scotched the snake; the root problems were still there.
改革只是削弱了问题的威胁，根本问题依然存在。
我们只是砍伤了蛇，并没有杀死它。
Spoken by Macbeth in Shakespeare's Macbeth, Act 3, Scene 2. This famous line uses 'scotch' to mean to wound or injure, making it clear that the threat remains.
出自莎士比亚《麦克白》第三幕第二场麦克白的台词。这句名言中“scotch”意为“划伤、轻伤”，表明危险依然存在。
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想象一块苏格兰(Scotch)方格厚呢卡住车轮：scotch 就是挡住、挫败，也可戳穿谣言。借同形同音帮助记忆，并非真与苏格兰有关。
语域：formal 常见场景：news reports、formal writing 作动词表示“阻止/制止（谣言、计划等）”时，通常用于正式语体，多出现在新闻报道和书面说明中；日常口语较少使用。
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