Word · Frequency #12225
scuttle
煤斗；煤桶
a container for coal, shaped so the coal can be poured onto the fire
- 1.
A container like an open bucket (usually to hold and carry coal).
一种类似敞口桶的容器(通常用于盛装和搬运煤炭)
- 2.
A small hatch or opening in a boat, sometimes one used for draining water from open deck.
船上的小舱口或开口,有时用于排出甲板积水
- 3.
A quick pace; a short run.
快步；短跑。
- 4.
container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
装煤的容器；形状便于将煤倒入火中
- 5.
A broad, shallow basket.
一种宽而浅的篮子
- 6.
A drained trough between the windscreen and bonnet of a motor vehicle, forming the intake to the heating/air-conditioning system, often also containing the windscreen wiper motor.
机动车挡风玻璃与引擎盖之间的排水槽,构成供暖/空调系统的进气口,通常也容纳挡风玻璃雨刮电机
- 7.
an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
带舱口的入口；尤其是船舱之间的通道
- 8.
A hatch that provides access to the roof from the interior of a building.
提供从建筑物内部通往屋顶的舱口
一种类似敞口桶的容器(通常用于盛装和搬运煤炭)；船上的小舱口或开口,有时用于排出甲板积水；快步；短跑。；装煤的容器；形状便于将煤倒入火中；一种宽而浅的篮子
In use
Grandpa kept a brass scuttle by the fireplace every winter.
We used the old scuttle to carry coal from the shed to the living room.
The antique shop sells fancy brass scuttles that look lovely beside a fireplace.
a scuttle of sth
作名词时指煤斗、煤桶等容器，常见搭配 coal scuttle。
He carried a scuttle of coal into the house.
他把一煤斗煤提进屋里。
scuttle + adv./prep.
作不及物动词时指匆忙地小步跑动，后接方向或地点状语。
The crab scuttled across the sand.
螃蟹从沙滩上急急爬过。
scuttle + n.
作及物动词时指故意凿沉船只，也可引申为“使计划等失败、毁坏”。
Connections
Collocations
- coal scuttle
- 煤斗；煤桶
- She carried the coal scuttle from the kitchen to the fireplace.她把煤斗从厨房端到壁炉边。
- scuttle away
- 匆匆逃走；碎步跑开
- The rabbit scuttled away when it heard the noise.兔子听到响声就匆匆逃走了。
- scuttle a ship
- 凿沉船只
- The crew scuttled the ship to prevent it from being captured.船员们凿沉了船只，以免它被俘获。
- scuttle a plan
- 使计划落空；破坏计划
- The sudden storm scuttled our plan for a picnic.突如其来的暴风雨使我们的野餐计划落空了。
Synonyms
- coal bucket
- 煤桶；盛煤用的提桶 · 比 scuttle 更口语，通常指圆桶形、带提手的容器，不一定有倒煤用的斜口。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：船底被凿穿(scuttle)，煤斗(scuttle)翻倒，煤块滚落，众人急忙逃走。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：domestic settings、historical writing 在“煤斗”这个名词义项下，scuttle 通常与老式壁炉或燃煤取暖相关，多出现在历史或怀旧语境中；现在日常生活里已较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes (all end in /ˈʌtəl/): shuttle, subtle, cuttle. Lookalikes that do NOT rhyme: bottle /ˈbɒtəl/, battle /ˈbætəl/, settle /ˈsɛtəl/ – their stressed vowel differs from the /ʌ/ in scuttle.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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