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
- 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 - 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 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - The scupper and outlet pipes are made of steel.
排水口和排水管的材料为钢质。 - 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。 - 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。
