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
scotching — present participle of scotch
揭穿；驳斥；辟谣；划伤；擦伤；楔住；垫住；凿琢；修整（石料）；捶打（纱线）
to prevent something from succeeding or continuing
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.
用尖头工具修整(石头)。
To dress (stone) with a pick or pointed instrument.
捶打纱线以打散粗结、理顺线头。
To beat yarn in order to break up slugs and align the threads.
一般现在时
He scotches any attempts to cheat.
他制止任何作弊企图。
past
The government scotched the rebellion.
政府镇压了叛乱。
现在进行时
They are scotching the rumors.
他们正在制止谣言。
常指制止或镇压
He scotched a tally mark on the wooden post.
他在木桩上刻了一个计数标记。
用法提示：scotch 用作动词，表示在表面上刻出痕迹或标记。
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。
用法提示：scotch 表示在物体表面刻出浅痕，常用于工艺中。
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。
用法提示：scotch 在此描述用尖锐工具刻入物体以留下痕迹。
比 scotch 更常用和通用，强调主动阻止计划、企图或努力取得成功；宾语常是 plan、attempt 等。
强调在对方得逞前识破并使其计划完全落空，常用于阴谋或犯罪计划，语气比 scotch 强。
侧重使努力无法产生结果并令人沮丧，语义较 scotch 宽泛，不一定指有意破坏。
表意更泛，强调阻止进展或成功，不特别针对有意的计划，口语和书面都常用。
对应 scotch“阻止；挫败”义项；promote 意为促进，与该义项相反。
对应 scotch“阻止；挫败”义项；encourage 意为鼓励、支持，与该义项相反。
对应 scotch“阻止；挫败”义项；support 意为支持，使某事继续，与该义项相反。
对应 scotch“阻止”义项；allow 意为允许、不阻止，与该义项相反。
对应 scotch“挫败”义项；assist 意为协助，帮助计划成功，与该义项相反。
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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