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adjective skɒtʃskɑtʃ old-fashioned term for Scottish Example sentencesExamples - Five round tables covered with Scotch plaid cloths occupy most of the space.
- Shoppers are being duped into buying foreign meat which has been inaccurately labelled as Scotch beef, farmers' leaders have claimed.
- We don't specify Scotch beef on our menus because that is what our clients expect when they eat with us and that is what they get.
- Finlay quotes her remark: ‘Scotch air, Scotch people, Scotch hills, Scotch rivers, Scotch woods are all preferable to those of any other nation in the world.’
- Elsewhere the dialogue recovers and proves capable of poking a little borax at the rigid principles and habits of Scotch piety.
noun skɒtʃskɑtʃ 1 short for Scotch whisky Example sentencesExamples - While this style represents less than 10% of all Scotch sold in the U.S., it has been gaining popularity over the past decade.
- In the same way that a previous generation explored and experimented with single malt Scotch, today's consumers are learning about tequilas and mezcals.
- He fumbled with the lock on the door to his apartment, looking forward to a stiff shot of single-malt Scotch before fixing dinner.
- ‘While some might think this dessert is normally made with Scotch, the traditional recipe is actually brown sugar, milk and butter,’ says Short.
- He demanded a great deal of money, complete privacy, a limo to transport him to and from the meeting and a bottle of the best single malt Scotch at each session.
2as plural noun the Scotchdated The people of Scotland. Example sentencesExamples - He died in the Orkney Islands while returning from an expedition against the Scotch.
3dated mass noun The form of English spoken in Scotland.
UsageThe use of Scotch to mean ‘relating to Scotland or its people’ is disliked by Scottish people and is now uncommon, although it survives in fixed expressions like Scotch egg and Scotch whisky. For more details, see Scottish OriginLate 16th century: contraction of Scottish. verb skɒtʃskɑtʃ 1with object Decisively put an end to. 结束；破除 a spokesman has scotched the rumours 一位发言人已经辟谣。 Example sentencesExamples - The government should have scotched this one immediately or announced the appointment.
- The old charisma is back and all those rumours of flab injections can be scotched once and for all - until the next time.
- It was because of this settlement that my original article was eventually scotched - there being no further story to write.
- So there was a possibility that Italy could even tilt the balance in the final, but Brazil scotched all hopes with an excellent display.
- Merchandising and media deals have been scotched because the comic book seemed to be skewing ‘too adult.’
- He scotched all such fears with a breezy and fluent effort.
- Rumours of a publicity ruse have not entirely been scotched.
- He is anxious to continue to represent Laois in the Dáil, and tries to scotch the widely held view that he is a shoo-in for a seat.
- The journalist suggests that his investigation may have been what scotched the Kerik nomination.
- Even meditation hasn't managed to scotch his burning desire for fame, glamour and ‘loads of money’.
- History teaches us that unless these pernicious tendencies are scotched, they grow to become unmanageable monsters later on.
- The Fish and Wildlife Service manipulated data so protection for panthers could be scotched.
- At Monday's Civic Centre Committee meeting, the Councillor said rumours needed to be scotched.
- The US quickly stepped in to scotch any such plan.
- The EU has scotched the name the company had planned for the unbundled versions of its operating system that it must ship in Europe as result of last year's antitrust decree.
- The records showed his plan had been scotched by a hail of objections from all four of our adjoining neighbours - plus, it seemed, one other mystery objector.
- However, a recent article scotches this by putting the position of UK manufacturing in context.
- Communicate frankly and regularly with your people; scotch wild stories before they get started.
- The high command had decided to launch the invasion on the 5th of June, but bad weather had scotched that date.
- Credit rating agency Standard and Poors has scotched claims that the economy has bottomed out and recovery is imminent.
Synonyms put an end to, put a stop to, bring to an end, nip in the bud, put the lid on ruin, wreck, scupper, destroy, devastate, smash, shatter, demolish, queer frustrate, thwart informal put paid to, blow, put the kibosh on, clobber British informal dish - 1.1archaic Render (something regarded as dangerous) temporarily harmless.
〈古〉暂时遏制（危险物） feudal power in France was scotched, though far from killed 法国的封建势力被挫败了，虽然还远没有被置于死地。 Example sentencesExamples - Shortly afterwards, I saw the same man on television pronouncing that the leader's brilliant speech would scotch the conspirators.
2with object and adverbial Wedge (someone or something) somewhere. 楔入 he soon scotched himself against a wall 很快他紧紧地靠在墙上。 - 2.1archaic with object Prevent (a wheel or other rolling object) from moving or slipping by placing a wedge underneath.
〈古〉用楔子楔住（轮子等滚动物体） when Lucille reached the depot, the coachman shouted ‘Scotch the wheels!’
noun skɒtʃskɑtʃ archaic A wedge placed under a wheel or other rolling object to prevent it moving or slipping. 〈古〉楔子，制动楔，制动垫块
OriginEarly 17th century (as a noun): of unknown origin; perhaps related to skate1. The sense 'render temporarily harmless' is based on an emendation of Shakespeare's Macbeth iii. ii. 13 as ‘We have scotch'd the snake, not kill'd it’, originally understood as a use of scotch2; the sense 'put an end to' (early 19th century) results from the influence on this of the notion of wedging or blocking something so as to render it inoperative. To scotch or decisively put an end to something derives from an old use of the word for a wedge placed under a wheel to prevent it moving or slipping. Another use of scotch, ‘to make something temporarily harmless’, goes back to a line from Shakespeare's Macbeth: ‘We have scotched the snake, not killed it.’ This is not what originally appeared in Shakespeare's text, where the word first used was ‘scorched’, meaning ‘slashed with a knife’. This was an alteration of score but was short-lived, and later editors wondered what on earth burning the skin of a snake had to do with it, assuming that ‘scorched’ must be a printer's error. The origin of scotch itself is unknown, but score (Old English) comes from Old Norse ‘to make a cut or notch’. The term for twenty comes from counting by cutting notches in a piece of wood called a tally, with the word for the notch transferred to the number.
Rhymesblotch, botch, crotch, notch, outwatch, splotch, swatch, topnotch, watch verb skɒtʃskɑtʃ [with object]archaic Cut or score the skin or surface of. 〈古〉切割（或刻划）…的表皮 scotch with your knife the back of the Carp
noun skɒtʃskɑtʃ archaic A cut or score in skin or another surface. 〈古〉切割（或刻划）…的表皮
OriginLate Middle English: of unknown origin. adjectiveskäCHskɑtʃ old-fashioned term for Scottish Example sentencesExamples - Five round tables covered with Scotch plaid cloths occupy most of the space.
- Elsewhere the dialogue recovers and proves capable of poking a little borax at the rigid principles and habits of Scotch piety.
- Shoppers are being duped into buying foreign meat which has been inaccurately labelled as Scotch beef, farmers' leaders have claimed.
- We don't specify Scotch beef on our menus because that is what our clients expect when they eat with us and that is what they get.
- Finlay quotes her remark: ‘Scotch air, Scotch people, Scotch hills, Scotch rivers, Scotch woods are all preferable to those of any other nation in the world.’
nounskäCHskɑtʃ 1 short for Scotch whisky Example sentencesExamples - He demanded a great deal of money, complete privacy, a limo to transport him to and from the meeting and a bottle of the best single malt Scotch at each session.
- In the same way that a previous generation explored and experimented with single malt Scotch, today's consumers are learning about tequilas and mezcals.
- While this style represents less than 10% of all Scotch sold in the U.S., it has been gaining popularity over the past decade.
- ‘While some might think this dessert is normally made with Scotch, the traditional recipe is actually brown sugar, milk and butter,’ says Short.
- He fumbled with the lock on the door to his apartment, looking forward to a stiff shot of single-malt Scotch before fixing dinner.
2as plural noun the Scotchdated The people of Scotland. Example sentencesExamples - He died in the Orkney Islands while returning from an expedition against the Scotch.
3dated The form of English spoken in Scotland.
UsageThe use of Scotch to mean ‘of or relating to Scotland or its people’ is disliked by many Scottish people and is now uncommon in modern English. It survives in a number of fixed expressions, such as Scotch broth and Scotch whisky. For more details, see Scottish OriginLate 16th century: contraction of Scottish. verbskɑtʃskäCH 1with object Decisively put an end to. 结束；破除 a spokesman has scotched the rumors 一位发言人已经辟谣。 Example sentencesExamples - He scotched all such fears with a breezy and fluent effort.
- The EU has scotched the name the company had planned for the unbundled versions of its operating system that it must ship in Europe as result of last year's antitrust decree.
- The US quickly stepped in to scotch any such plan.
- History teaches us that unless these pernicious tendencies are scotched, they grow to become unmanageable monsters later on.
- The old charisma is back and all those rumours of flab injections can be scotched once and for all - until the next time.
- Communicate frankly and regularly with your people; scotch wild stories before they get started.
- Rumours of a publicity ruse have not entirely been scotched.
- The government should have scotched this one immediately or announced the appointment.
- He is anxious to continue to represent Laois in the Dáil, and tries to scotch the widely held view that he is a shoo-in for a seat.
- Merchandising and media deals have been scotched because the comic book seemed to be skewing ‘too adult.’
- The Fish and Wildlife Service manipulated data so protection for panthers could be scotched.
- Credit rating agency Standard and Poors has scotched claims that the economy has bottomed out and recovery is imminent.
- It was because of this settlement that my original article was eventually scotched - there being no further story to write.
- The records showed his plan had been scotched by a hail of objections from all four of our adjoining neighbours - plus, it seemed, one other mystery objector.
- So there was a possibility that Italy could even tilt the balance in the final, but Brazil scotched all hopes with an excellent display.
- The high command had decided to launch the invasion on the 5th of June, but bad weather had scotched that date.
- At Monday's Civic Centre Committee meeting, the Councillor said rumours needed to be scotched.
- The journalist suggests that his investigation may have been what scotched the Kerik nomination.
- Even meditation hasn't managed to scotch his burning desire for fame, glamour and ‘loads of money’.
- However, a recent article scotches this by putting the position of UK manufacturing in context.
Synonyms put an end to, put a stop to, bring to an end, nip in the bud, put the lid on - 1.1archaic Render (something regarded as dangerous) temporarily harmless.
〈古〉暂时遏制（危险物） feudal power in France was scotched, though far from killed 法国的封建势力被挫败了，虽然还远没有被置于死地。 Example sentencesExamples - Shortly afterwards, I saw the same man on television pronouncing that the leader's brilliant speech would scotch the conspirators.
2with object and adverbial Wedge (someone or something) somewhere. 楔入 he soon scotched himself against a wall 很快他紧紧地靠在墙上。 - 2.1archaic Prevent (a wheel or other rolling object) from moving or slipping by placing a wedge underneath.
〈古〉用楔子楔住（轮子等滚动物体）
nounskɑtʃskäCH archaic A wedge placed under a wheel or other rolling object to prevent it moving or slipping. 〈古〉楔子，制动楔，制动垫块
OriginEarly 17th century (as a noun): of unknown origin; perhaps related to skate. The sense ‘render temporarily harmless’ is based on an emendation of Shakespeare's Macbeth iii. ii. 13 as ‘We have scotch'd the snake, not kill'd it’, originally understood as a use of scotch; the sense ‘put an end to’ (early 19th century) results from the influence on this of the notion of wedging or blocking something so as to render it inoperative. verbskɑtʃskäCH [with object]archaic Cut or score the skin or surface of. 〈古〉切割（或刻划）…的表皮 scotch with your knife the back of the Carp
nounskɑtʃskäCH archaic A cut or score in skin or another surface. 〈古〉切割（或刻划）…的表皮
OriginLate Middle English: of unknown origin. |