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

• 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'。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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）
• Yet Levett points out that the new, more stringent attitude to provenance may scupper some sales, but has also made safer parts of the market more buoyant.
  不过，莱韦特指出，近来对于古董来源更加严格的态度或许会让一些交易告吹，但也令来源有保障的古董市场变得更加活跃。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• The Scupper Pump failed in the afternoon.
  斯库珀水泵下午坏了。