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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   scotch

   • IPA[skäCH]

   美式

   • v.
     decisively put an end to；render (something regarded as dangerous) temporarily harmless
   • n.
     a wedge placed under a wheel or other rolling object to prevent it moving or slipping.

   • verb: scotch, 3rd person present: scotches, gerund or present participle: scotching, past tense: scotched, past participle: scotched

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. decisively put an end to a spokesman has scotched the rumors
   • ▪ archaic render (something regarded as dangerous) temporarily harmless feudal power in France was scotched, though far from killed
   • 2. wedge (someone or something) somewhere he soon scotched himself against a wall
   • ▪ archaic prevent (a wheel or other rolling object) from moving or slipping by placing a wedge underneath when Lucille reached the depot, the coachman shouted “Scotch the wheels!”

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. archaic a wedge placed under a wheel or other rolling object to prevent it moving or slipping.