scupper
美 [ˈskʌpər] 
英 [ˈskʌpə(r)]
- n.【航】(甲板的)排水孔；(屋顶等的)排水口；泄水口；水沟
- v.使泡汤；使成泡影
- 网络排水管；泄水孔；使处于危难之中
词形变化
第三人称单数：scuppers 现在分词：scuppering 过去式：scuppered 同义词
英汉双解
1. |
~ sth 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。 |
英汉解释
n. | 1. 【航】(甲板的)排水孔;(屋顶等的)排水口;泄水口;水沟 |
v. | |
英英解释
例句
Abortion could also scupper things, as the Senate bill's provisions on the matter do not please some conservative House Democrats.
堕胎这个问题也会使情况变得难以处理，因为参议院的法案无法取悦那些保守的民主党议员。
As a child, she was diagnosed with diabetes and told it would scupper her dream of becoming a detective.
她在儿童时代就被确诊患有糖尿病并且被告知这将使她成为侦探的梦想破碎。
Perhaps Pakistan's rulers want nothing to scupper the chance of a new trade deal with India early next year.
可能巴基斯坦领导人不想任何事情阻碍明年年初将与印度签订的一项新的贸易协议。
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。
Mourinho's comments will do nothing to resolve the ongoing row with Gallas which threatens to scupper talks about a new contract.
莫里尼奥的这番讲话无助于解决与加拉仍然持续的争吵，而加拉威胁不会在新合同上签字。
Republican leaders have moved to scupper Obama's healthcare plans by inflaming myths and lies about the system.
共和党领已经转为通过妖魔化的方式来诋毁奥巴马的医改计划。
For one thing, it would scupper any chance of the world agreeing on a replacement to Kyoto by next year's deadline.
首先，这会使世界在明年底期限前达成能够替换京都议定书的新方案的希望破灭。
EXAMPLE 1: The old ship was so badly damaged by the recent storm that its owners decided to scupper it rather than repair it.
最近发生的风暴使这艘旧船损坏过于严重，船主决定把它沉入水中，不再修复。
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。
Essar, an Indian conglomerate, has threatened court action that could scupper Vodafone's takeover.
此前，Essar曾威胁采取法律行动，从而可能使沃达丰的收购交易流产。
This could scupper Kohlberg Kravis Roberts's hopes of following Blackstone to the stockmarket.
这可能会使KohlbergKravisRoberts继黑石之后进入股市的希望落空。
His words were meant to reassure people who worried that his reforms would scupper the coverage they got through employers.
他的言辞意在向那些担心医疗改革会让从雇主那里得到的保障告吹的人消除顾虑。
What they could not foresee was the Treaty of Anchara and how this event would scupper their treacherous enslavement schemes.
他们所不能预见的是Anchara的协议以及这个事件将会破坏他们背信弃义的惊世阴谋。
They worry it could be used to scupper merger and acquisition deals.
他们担心，《反垄断法》可能被用于阻挠并购交易。
COULD Scott Brown's victory in Massachusetts scupper Obamacare altogether?
斯科特•布朗在麻省的胜利会否令奥巴马的医改夭折？
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。
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。
It enraged Russia, leading it to threaten to scupper disarmament talks.
它激怒了俄罗斯，导致发出威胁要中止裁军谈判。
That, and Palestinian and Arab reaction, could scupper hopes of progress towards peace.
之后巴勒斯坦地区和阿拉伯世界的反应将破坏和平进程的希望。
He admits, however, that insurance difficulties might scupper that idea.
不过他承认安全困难可能使计划受挫。
One party in Ehud Olmert's coalition, Shas, has sworn to scupper the peace talks as soon as they get anywhere meaningful.
在埃胡德·奥尔默特的联合政府中的一个叫做沙斯的党发誓如果和平谈判有任何进展，他们就要摧毁它。
Indonesia's palm-oil, pulp-and-paper and coal-mining industries are trying furiously to scupper it.
一是印尼的棕榈油、纸浆及采矿业正拼命想破坏这项禁令。
The deal has threatened to scupper Congo's eligibility for debt relief under the highly indebted poor country initiative.
这笔交易可能会使刚果失去按照重债穷国计划获得债务减免的资格。
There is a chance that Germany could scupper a long-term solution to the sovereign debt crisis.
德国有可能令主权债务危机的永久解决机制沉没。
An early winter could further scupper the voting if snow cuts off valleys in the country's mountainous areas.
若是下雪切断了多山地区的道路，早早到来的冬季可以把第二轮选举破坏得更严重。
That, in turn, would scupper the decision of ten other states to adopt the same standard.
继而，这会摧毁其他十个州将采用相同标准的决定。
What about at sea? 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？
GM's concerns over intellectual property could also scupper a bid by BAIC.
通用在知识产权方面的忧虑也同样会使北汽的投标面临险境。
Avast! Belay the port jib, and scupper the mains'l on the poop deck!
停住！把绳拴在港口上，用排水管排掉甲板和船尾的水！
The Taliban had threatened to scupper it, and failed.
塔利班威胁要破坏选举，可是计划失败了。
EXAMPLE 2: Unusually bad weather and the dismal global economy combined to scupper the agricultural region's economy last year.
去年，因为气候异常糟糕和全球经济不景气，这个农业地区的经济被彻底摧毁。
As one of Russian business's great survivors, Mr Fridman knows he must not scupper the BP-Rosneft deal;
作为俄罗斯商海中的伟大生存者之一，弗里德曼知道自己不可以扼杀英石油和俄石油的交易。
SCUPPER PLUG FOR DRAIN PIPE
甲板排水口塞子
