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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。
煤斗；煤桶
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煤斗；煤桶
a container for coal, shaped so the coal can be poured onto the fire
He carried a scuttle of coal into the house.
他把一煤斗煤提进屋里。
一种类似敞口桶的容器(通常用于盛装和搬运煤炭)
A container like an open bucket (usually to hold and carry coal).
船上的小舱口或开口,有时用于排出甲板积水
A small hatch or opening in a boat, sometimes one used for draining water from open deck.
快步；短跑。
A quick pace; a short run.
装煤的容器；形状便于将煤倒入火中
container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire
Grandpa kept a brass scuttle by the fireplace every winter.
每年冬天，爷爷都会在壁炉旁放一个黄铜煤斗。
We used the old scuttle to carry coal from the shed to the living room.
我们用那个旧煤斗把煤从棚子里搬到客厅。
The antique shop sells fancy brass scuttles that look lovely beside a fireplace.
那家古董店出售精美的黄铜煤斗，放在壁炉旁很好看。
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。
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。
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”。
The crew scuttled the damaged ship.
船员们凿沉了那艘受损的船。
Not this
The storm scuttled the fishing boat.
Use this
The storm sank the fishing boat.
scuttle 作及物动词表示“凿沉（船只）”，主语通常是有意为之的人（如船长或船员）；自然力量（如风暴）造成船沉没，应用 sink。
Not this
The children scuttled to home after school.
Use this
The children scuttled home after school.
home 在表示“回家”这一方向时是副词，前面不加介词 to；与移动类动词连用应直接说 scuttle home，而不是 scuttle to home。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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联想：船底被凿穿(scuttle)，煤斗(scuttle)翻倒，煤块滚落，众人急忙逃走。
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。
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.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.