scutter
UK/'skʌtә/US
GRE
Definitions
v.
To run hurriedly with a light pattering sound; to skitter.
急跑，疾走
n.
A hasty run.
急跑，疾走
Root Breakdown
Onomatopoeiascutterother
=scutter
Common Collocations
- 1.scutter across急跑穿过
- 2.scutter away仓皇逃窜
- 3.[scutter along]匆匆跑过
- 4.scutter off急忙跑开
Example Sentences
- 1.
The mouse scuttered across the kitchen floor and disappeared behind the cabinet.
- 2.
Children scuttered down the hallway, their feet pattering on the wooden boards.
- 3.
A crab scuttered sideways into the shallow water as we approached the shore.