verb🔗Share自沈させる, 穴を開けるTo cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose."The pirates were scuttling the captured ship so it wouldn't be used against them. "海賊たちは、捕獲した船を自分たちに対抗して使われないように自沈させていた。nauticalsailingmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share自沈させるTo deliberately sink one's ship or boat by any means, usually by order of the vessel's commander or owner."Fearing capture by the enemy, the captain ordered the crew to begin scuttling the ship. "敵に捕獲されることを恐れて、船長は乗組員に船を自沈させ始めるよう命じました。nauticalmilitaryactionwarsailingvehicleoceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share自滅する、台無しにする(by extension, in figurative use) Undermine or thwart oneself (sometimes intentionally), or denigrate or destroy one's position or property; compare scupper."The candidate had scuttled his chances with his unhinged outburst."その候補者は、取り乱した発言で自分のチャンスを自滅させた。actionbusinesspositionnegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share急いで歩く, 駆け込むTo move hastily, to scurry."The mouse was scuttling across the kitchen floor when the cat appeared. "猫が現れたとき、ネズミは台所の床を急いで歩いていた。actionwayanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareちょこちょこ歩き, 逃げることThe motion of one who scuttles."scuttlings back and forth"ちょこちょこ歩きactionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share船を自沈させる行為The act by which a vessel is scuttled."The deliberate scuttling of the old fishing boat created a new artificial reef. "古い漁船を意図的に自沈させることで、新しい人工リーフが作られました。nauticalactionsailingmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
