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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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

• 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。
• The scupper and outlet pipes are made of steel.
  排水口和排水管的材料为钢质。
• Experts on Chinese competition law said Beijing had the power to use the laws to seek to force changes or impose penalties that could scupper the tie-up.
  中国竞争法专家表示，北京有权利用反垄断法，来试图强制实施有可能破坏合作的变更或处罚。
• The world oil glut combined with disastrous federal energy policies to scupper Alberta's economy ( Christian Science Monitor)
  世界石油过剩再加上具有破坏性的联合能源政策使阿尔伯达的经济遭受破坏（基督教科学箴言报）
• 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。
• Deck scupper ipes and sanitary discharge
  甲板排水及卫生水放泄系统
• 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。
• He notes that it can be common for vendors at the upper echelons of the housing market to become jealous if they think the person buying the house is richer than them. Tensions around these issues can scupper a sale.
  他说，在房地产市场中，高档住宅卖家若是感觉买主比自己富有，通常会很妒忌，而对这些事折腾计较就会把买卖搅黄。
• 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。
• A senior Chinese official yesterday attacked the planned iron ore joint venture between Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton, raising expectations that Beijing may use its antitrust law to try to scupper the monopolistic deal.
  一位中国高级官员昨日抨击力拓（RioTinto）与必和必拓（BHPBilliton）成立铁矿石合资企业的计划。此举使人更加相信，北京可能会利用反垄断法来设法破坏这宗垄断交易。