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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 

TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.22478 / COCA.41264

牛津词典

    verb

    • 使泡汤;使成泡影
      to cause sb/sth to fail
      1. 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。

    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.
      1. 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。
      2. 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。

    英英释义

    noun

    • drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard

      verb

      双语例句

      • The Scupper Pump failed in the afternoon.
        斯库珀水泵下午坏了。
      • 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。
      • Based on the engineering geological conditions of the slip-mass on the left bank of Zhangfeng Reservoir, this paper puts forward the concrete design plan for the slip-mass scupper.
        根据张峰水库左岸塌滑体的工程地质条件等,给出了塌滑体排水洞的具体设计方案。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • The United Nations has conceded that a deal in Copenhagen on climate change might not include promised financial aid for developing countries, an admission that will infuriate poorer nations and potentially scupper a broad-based agreement.
        联合国(UnitedNations)已承认,在哥本哈根达成的气候变化协议,可能不包括为发展中国家提供资助的承诺。这将激怒较贫穷国家,还可能令一项基础广泛的协议泡汤。
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • Deck scupper ipes and sanitary discharge
        甲板排水及卫生水放泄系统
      • The loss of Ukraine to the west in any form would scupper that, and more.
        以任何形式将乌克兰输给西方,都将破坏这一愿景。