scupper
英 [ˈskʌpə(r)]
美 [ˈskʌpər]
v. 使泡汤; 使成泡影
n. [航]甲板上的排水孔; 排水口; 出水口; 水性杨花的女人; 水沟
过去分词：scuppered 过去式：scuppered 现在分词：scuppering 第三人称单数：scuppers
Collins.1 / BNC.22478 / COCA.41264
牛津词典
verb
- 使泡汤；使成泡影
to cause sb/sth to fail- The residents' protests scuppered his plans for developing the land.
居民的抗议使他开发这片土地的计划泡了汤。
- The residents' protests scuppered his plans for developing the land.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 彻底破坏(计划、企图);使成泡影
Toscuppera plan or attempt means to spoil it completely.- If Schneider had seen him that would have scuppered all his plans...
如果施奈德看到了他，那他的所有计划都泡汤了。 - If the Commission has its way, the entire deal will be scuppered.
如果委员会我行我素的话，整个交易将化为泡影。
- If Schneider had seen him that would have scuppered all his plans...
英英释义
noun
- drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
verb
- put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
- wait in hiding to attack
双语例句
- Moreover, a potential crash in the red-hot Chinese stock markets might scupper the expansion plans of new ventures.
此外，如果目前火热的中国股市暴跌，成立合资企业的扩张计划可能受阻。 - These are just the sorts of problems that would be expected to scupper a half-convertible currency.
可想而知，上述种种问题都会阻碍一种半可兑换货币的发展。 - Some had thought the Saudi controversy would scupper the deal, though it passed without trouble.
有人曾担心有关沙特交易的争论可能会破坏此次收购，但最终却顺利完成了。 - You are going to have people in the US Congress saying, OK, Latin America can have its organisation so let's scupper the OAS ', he said.
他表示：美国国会肯定会有人说，好，拉美可以有它的组织，那就让我们解散美洲国家组织吧'。 - Could rising shipping costs scupper China's export boom?
上涨的船运成本有没有影响中国繁荣的出口贸易呢？ - Encouraging stuff, though some fret that any hiccup in equity markets could scupper these plans.
这些都是振奋人心的消息，然而一些人担心，如果股票市场稍有下跌，这些计划将付之东流。 - There are still a few issues to iron out which could scupper a deal but this [ sale] could be announced soon, said one person familiar with the matter.
目前仍有几个有碍交易的问题有待解决，但此项[交易]可能很快就会宣布，一位知情人士表示。 - Run off pipes to be connected temporarily for out board scupper ( 10 pcs in total) during time of painting.
油漆时，舷侧出水孔（共10处）接临时疏水管。 - They worry it could be used to scupper merger and acquisition deals.
他们担心，《反垄断法》可能被用于阻挠并购交易。 - The vote will scupper the school's reorganization plans.
投票表决将会使学校的重组计划失败。