to scuttle
第三人称
scuttles
现在进行时
scuttling
过去式
scuttled
过去完成时
scuttled
1
急匆匆地走, 用小而快的步子移动
to move quickly and with short, hasty steps
- The spy scuttled through the dimly lit alley, trying to avoid detection.
间谍匆匆穿过昏暗的小巷，试图避免被发现。
- The child, excited to explore the garden, scuttled around, chasing butterflies.
孩子兴奋地探索花园，匆匆跑动，追逐蝴蝶。
- Frightened by the barking dog, the squirrel scuttled up the tree to safety.
被吠叫的狗吓到，松鼠快速爬上树以确保安全。
- Trying to catch the last train, commuters scuttled along the crowded platform.
为了赶上最后一班火车，通勤者们在拥挤的站台上匆忙前行。
- The cat scuttled across the roof, disappearing from view in seconds.
猫疾跑过屋顶，几秒钟内就从视线中消失了。
2
破坏, 使失败
to intentionally cause something such as a plan to fail
及物动词
- The rival company attempted to scuttle our marketing campaign by spreading false rumors
- The disgruntled employee decided to scuttle the team's project by withholding crucial information.
- The political opponents sought to scuttle the candidate's chances by leaking damaging information.
- A former executive attempted to scuttle the merger negotiations between the two companies.
- The whistleblower revealed a plot to scuttle the environmental conservation efforts.