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　

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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

put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
Synonym:queerexposeendangerperil
wait in hiding to attack
Synonym:ambushbushwhackwaylaylurkambuscadelie in wait

双语例句

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。
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。
The Scupper Pump failed in the afternoon.
斯库珀水泵下午坏了。
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。
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。
The scupper and outlet pipes are made of steel.
排水口和排水管的材料为钢质。
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。
Alas, China's powerful commerce ministry can't use tough anti-merger laws to scupper the deal because it has been structured as a production joint venture.
不过，中国实权在握的商务部无法利用严格的反合并法律来破坏此项交易，因为它在结构上被设计成一家合资生产企业。
Deck scupper ipes and sanitary discharge
甲板排水及卫生水放泄系统