Scotch
adj
1 (also Scots) of Scottish people 苏格兰人的.
2 (also Scottish, except in certain fixed combinations 除用於固定词组外, 亦作 Scottish) of Scotland 苏格兰的. =>Usage at Scottish 用法见 Scottish. Scotch, n
(a) [U] Scotch whisky 苏格兰威士忌.
(b) [C] type of this 苏格兰威士忌类的酒
only the best Scotches 上好的苏格兰威士忌.
(c) [C] glass of this 一杯苏格兰威士忌
Have a Scotch! 喝一杯苏格兰威士忌! scotch v [Tn]
(a) stop (esp a rumour, etc) being believed 遏止, 阻止(尤指谣言等)
His arrival in the capital scotched reports that he was dead. 他抵达首都一事止住了说他已死的传言.
(b) stop (a plan, etc) being accepted or carried out 阻止(计画等).
Annie considered this was just the kind of demanding job she wanted.
安妮认为,这正是她想要的难度很大的工作。
For his lifentime's work in studying the communication of animals, including honey bees, Professor Karl von Frisch was given a Nobel Prize in 1973, which he shared with two other scientists. He died in 1982.