英:[ˈskʌpə(r)]
美:[ˈskʌpɚ]
英:[ˈskʌpə(r)]
美:[ˈskʌpɚ]
scup·per
skuh pr
复数:scuppers
第三人称单数:scuppers
现在分词:scuppering
过去式:scuppered
过去分词:scuppered
noun
an opening for draining excess water, as on a ship's deck or the floor or side of a building.
transitive verb
to sink (a ship) intentionally.They scuppered the ship to keep it from falling into the hands of the enemy.
to undermine; ruin.The incoming storm scuppered the plans for the invasion.
"船舷上方的开口,用于让水流出",早在15世纪就有了(在 scoper-nail “用于将排水皮革固定在船上的钉子”中隐含),可能来自古法语 escopir “吐出”,因为水似乎从中喷出,或与荷兰语 schop “铲子”有关,或来自中古英语 scope “勺子”(参见 scoop(n.))。
排水管
排水孔
漏水口
用于甲板排水,并能防止污物堵塞管路的附件。
Noun Middle English skopper- (in compounds), perhaps from Anglo-French *escopoir, from escopir to spit out Verb origin unknown
The first known use of scupper was in the 15th century
scurrilousadjective
vulgar and evil
scurrilous crooks
containing indecent words or harsh abuse
scurrilous attacks on the senator
scuppernongnoun
a large yellowish green plum-flavored grape
scuppernoun
an opening above the upper deck in the side of a boat through which water drains overboard
1 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。
2 Some kayaks have a special scupper to accommodate a side-imaging transducer.
3 Tom goes home to scupper up every evening.
每天晚上汤姆回家都要喝酒.
4 However, if the dollar makes further gains today this could scupper the reversal in equities.
但是,如果美元今天进一步上扬,则有望令股市的反转落空。
5 If they defeat us on certain key clauses they can still scupper the whole bill.
6 Abortion could also scupper things.
堕胎问题也将事情搞砸了。
7 This paper studied the design of scupper spacing of deck in vertical curve with the basic principle of hydraulic and hydrologic compute.
利用水力水文计算基本原理,研究了竖曲线内桥面泄水孔间距。
8 Alexandre Koberidze’s eccentric meta-fairytale is about a couple whose budding romance is scuppered by a curse that changes their appearance – set against a background in which a city prepares for the World Cup.
9 Yet an end to fighting could see in a settlement that scuppers this law.
10 Four more armadas were sent to invade the British Isles, although in the end good luck and bad weather scuppered their plans.
11 He had begun with Arvo Pärt's Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten, intending to continue straight into the Four Sea Interludes without a break, but the compulsive clappers in the audience scuppered that idea.
12 Therefore, the study of scupper flow channel whether steel liner as well as different steel liner thickness on the impact of orifice stress is necessary.
因此研究泄水孔流道有无钢衬以及不同钢衬厚度对孔口应力的影响很有必要。
13 After torrential rain scuppered last year's event, Bradford's annual multicultural festival relocates to the less mud-prone expanses of City Park, bringing the week-long Bradford festival to a close.
14 A fortnight ago, an appearance at New York's Governor's Ball festival had to be postponed from Friday to Saturday due to storms, scuppering their planned album title announcement.
15 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。
16 His legal case scuppered, Stark is now generally just trying to make John unhappy by driving a wedge between him and Mary.
17 "I was worried it might scupper the project, but his solution was brilliant," says Parr.
18 But my partner feels that to refuse would scupper hope of any future relationship.
19 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。
20 “Bond outwits the Russians rather than outmuscles them, and effectively scuppers the Soviets’ designs on Western destabilization.”
2 阻碍
block brake obstruction blockage inhibition impediment hindrance stonewall let interfere interrupt dam choke inhibit hinder hamper bunker buffalo impede obstruct counteract derail crimp strangle retard snarl snooker stymie debilitate cumber countercheck baulk hog-tie let or hindrance
3 使成泡影
4 击溃
rout disperse overrun smother wallop chaw discomfit cut to pieces bash up crumple crush smash scatter whomp
7 使失败
8 反对
no but stand challenge combat protest opposition objection rebellion fuss hostility disapproval protestation demurrer with against anti mind fight object cross negative defeat counter react oppose rebel condemn traverse thwart quarrel disapprove deprecate demur gainsay naysay have a problem with raise standard gun for be down on
10 消灭
extinctive desition end finish death funeral demise lapse expiry annihilation flameout pass consume extinguish deaden extermine hit waste destroy eliminate sweep dissolve erase vanish rubbish slay eradicate snuff liquidate annihilate exterminate expunge chaw discreate go out of existence make an end of
11 杀伤
12 妓女
whorish tarty drab ass-peddler flatbacker model dog girl bag pro screw hook poll hack tomato bat brass scrub punk baggage bunny cruiser tart blister moose prostitute shank hooker whore trot ho slut filth tramp muff slag loon harlot forty-four chippy fille girlie tootsie bawd floozy polecat harlotry streetwalker Moll trollop razzle-dazzle strumpet cocotte bim Cyprian flossy poule puta trull quean slattern pross Paphian hooer blowen gooh G-girl chank prosty a woman of the town a piece of trade get a hustle on
13 落空
fade squib trick sink blast frustrate defy scotch falsify delude drop through fall to the ground
14 泡汤
15 沉没
sunken sunk down sinking subsidence settle founder sink swamp lose whelm go to the bottom DIP submergence drown submerge
16 破坏
devastating subversive breach destruction rape wreck demolition breaking mayhem shipwreck ravage subversion wrecking destruct ruination despoliation lose break kill destroy defeat ruin upset dash frustrate spoil demolish torpedo sabotage queer blight subvert demoralize disfigure despoil vitiate disconcert unmake overset asperse make nonsense of bring to naught put the mockers on play hell with shot trail devastation depredation damage cloud blast poison bust shatter sully dislocate blow a hole in muck up take its toll a heavy toll the ravages of
18 挫败
frustration foil damp face kill root dish defeat frustrate thwart confound put the mockers on clobber spike cruel Scotch snooker repulse checkmate disconcert discomfit break trump sink put the kibosh on bring to naught
20 杀死
kill chop dispatch -cide knacker jugulate top murder execute slay exterminate pith hit finish do a a mischief do to death make away with put to the sword put to death lay low wipe napoo spifflicate do get lose spot transport bump trash erase fetch corpse snatch perish smite blot croak spiflicate
21 成泡影