| 单词 | scotch |
| 释义 | scotch (once / 14628 pages) 1v 2vn 3adj Don't get your hopes up: The verb to scotch has nothing to do with the well-known liquor. Instead, it means to prevent or stop something from happening. To scotch is, most often, to prevent plans, efforts, or desires — as opposed to things — from coming about. You wouldn't say, for example, "turning off the flame is one way to scotch the steak." But you might say, "Our plans for spending the weekend camping in the mountains were scotched by the blizzard. No camping for us." Think of scotching as similar to throwing a wrench into someone's plans. Drinking Scotch is one way to scotch your efforts to remain sober. WORD FAMILYscotch: scotched, scotches, scotching USAGE EXAMPLES“Would you like a cup of tea, or a scotch?” she asks. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) The Next Whisky Bar offers a fine selection of bourbons, scotches and other distilled beverages from as far away as India and Taiwan. Washington Times(Dec 11, 2016) Scotching the Note 7 does not end the questions facing Samsung. New York Times(Oct 11, 2016) 1 v hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, spoil, thwart disappoint, let down fail to meet the hopes or expectations of dashdestroy or break short-circuithamper the progress of; impede ruindestroy or cause to fail betray, faildisappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake come short, fall shortfail to meet (expectations or standards) disenchant, disillusionfree from enchantment undocause the ruin or downfall of breakcause the failure or ruin of shipwreckruin utterly forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent keep from happening or arising; make impossible 1v make a small cut or score into Hyper mark, nock, score make small marks into the surface of 2n a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally) 3Syn|Hyper score dent, incision, prick, scratch, slit a depression scratched or carved into a surface adj avoiding waste ` scotch' is used only informally Syn economical, frugal, sparing, stinting thrifty careful and diligent in the use of resources Scotch (once / 519 pages) nadj WORD FAMILY Scotch: Scotcher, Scotches, Scotchest USAGE EXAMPLESThe brewery was La Cumbre, the beer was a Scotch ale. Wall Street Journal(Dec 22, 2016) The Scotches explained that the strategy needed to complete - or even survive - a winter ultra is vastly different from that of a typical ultramarathon. Washington Times(Dec 17, 2016) The Scotches are also race directors for a similar race, the 80- or 160-mile Tuscobia Winter Ultra through northern Wisconsin held in early January. Seattle Times(Dec 17, 2016) 1n whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still Syn|Hypo|Hyper Scotch malt whiskey, Scotch malt whisky, Scotch whiskey, Scotch whisky, malt whiskey, malt whisky Drambuie a sweet Scotch whisky liqueur whiskey, whisky a liquor made from fermented mash of grain 2adj of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language ` Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid' Syn Scots, Scottish |
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