scuttle2 /'skAtl; 'skAtl/ n small opening with a lid, in a ship's side or on deck, or in a building's roof or wall. 液窗; 槍室小孔; 天窗; 氣窗。 vt [VP6A] cut holes in, open valves in, a ship's sides or bottom to sink it: 沉 (船); 鑿沉： The captain ~d his ship to avoid its being captured by the enemy. 船長(zhǎng)把船鑿沉以避免被敵人俘獲。