单词 | scud |
释义 | Word Frequency scud(skʌd) verbWord forms: scuds, scudding or scudded 1. (intransitive) (esp of clouds) to move along swiftly and smoothly 2. (intransitive) nautical to run before a gale 3. (transitive) Scottish to hit; slap noun 4. the act of scudding 5. meteorology a. a formation of low fractostratus clouds driven by a strong wind beneath rain-bearing clouds b. a sudden shower or gust of wind 6. Scottish a slap Word origin C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Norwegian skudda to thrust, Swedish skudda to shakeWord Frequency Scud(skʌd) noun informal a Soviet-made surface-to-surface missile, originally designed to carry nuclear warheads and with a range of 300 km; later modified to achieve greater range: used by Iraq in the Iran-Iraq War and in the Gulf Wars |
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