If clouds scud across the sky, they move quickly — racing along, often low, as if the wind is pushing them in a hurry.

If clouds scud across the sky如果雲scud（疾馳）過天空 they move quickly表示它們移動得很快 racing along, often low通常低低地飛快掠過 as if the wind is pushing them in a hurry好像風在匆忙推著它們

Writers use it in weather and in stories: scudding clouds, a scud of rain. The same verb can describe a boat that runs fast with the wind, or rain that blows past in a rush.

Writers use it in weather and in stories作家會在天氣描寫和故事裡用這個字 scudding clouds, a scud of rain像scudding clouds（疾馳的雲）、a scud of rain（一陣急雨） The same verb can describe a boat that runs fast with the wind同一個動詞也可以形容一艘順風快跑的船 or rain that blows past in a rush或是一陣匆匆吹過的雨

It is a little literary — novels and weather writing more than office email — and it paints speed close to the ground or the water, not a plane high up.

It is a little literary這個字有點文學味 novels and weather writing more than office email比較常出現在小說和天氣描寫，而不是辦公室email and it paints speed close to the ground or the water而且它描繪的是貼近地面或水面的速度 not a plane high up不是高空中的飛機

The origin is not settled. It is first recorded in 1530; it may come from an old word for a rabbit or a rabbit’s tail (something that flicks away), or from a Dutch word for shaking, and it may ultimately be Scandinavian. Nobody has to pretend that is certain.

The origin is not settled這個字的來源還沒有定論 It is first recorded in 1530最早的紀錄是1530年 it may come from an old word for a rabbit or a rabbit's tail可能來自一個指兔子或兔尾巴的古字 (something that flicks away)（一種一閃而過的東西） or from a Dutch word for shaking或是來自荷蘭語裡表示搖動的字 and it may ultimately be Scandinavian最終的源頭也可能是斯堪地那維亞語 Nobody has to pretend that is certain沒有人需要假裝這是確定的事