搜尋結果
scotch
- IPA[skɒtʃ]
英式
- decisively put an end to;render (something regarded as dangerous) temporarily harmless
- 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
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. decisively put an end to a spokesman has scotched the rumours
- ▪ 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!’
名詞
- 1. archaic a wedge placed under a wheel or other rolling object to prevent it moving or slipping.