scuttle

🇬🇧 UK/'skʌtl/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A bucket-like container for carrying and storing coal.

煤斗,煤桶

v.

To deliberately sink a ship by making holes in its hull; to deliberately ruin or abandon a plan.

凿沉(船只);故意破坏,放弃

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
scuttleother
=scuttle

Common Collocations

  • 1.coal scuttle煤斗
  • 2.brass scuttle黄铜煤桶
  • 3.[fill the scuttle]装满煤斗
  • 4.fireside scuttle壁炉旁的煤桶

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He carried a heavy coal scuttle from the shed to the fireplace each morning.

  • 2.

    The brass coal scuttle beside the hearth was a decorative feature of the Victorian parlour.

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