scupper

US [ˈskʌpər]
UK [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
  • Web排水管；泄水孔；使处于危难之中
Simple Present：scuppers  Present Participle：scuppering  Past Tense：scuppered  

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scupper
v.
1.
(informal)
~ 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。

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Definition:
AllAll,排水孔排水孔,排水口排水口,泄水口泄水口,水沟水沟,使泡汤使泡汤,使成泡影使成泡影,排水管排水管,泄水孔泄水孔,使处于危难之中使处于危难之中
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1.
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。
duò tāi zhè ge wèn tí yě huì shǐ qíng kuàng biàn de nán yǐ chǔ lǐ , yīn wèi cān yì yuàn de fǎ àn wú fǎ qǔ yuè nà xiē bǎo shǒu de mín zhǔ dǎng yì yuán 。
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2.
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。
tā zài ér tóng shí dài jiù bèi què zhěn huàn yǒu táng niào bìng bìng qiě bèi gào zhī zhè jiāng shǐ tā chéng wéi zhēn tàn de mèng xiǎng pò suì 。
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3.
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。
kě néng bā jī sī tǎn lǐng dǎo rén bù xiǎng rèn hé shì qíng zǔ ài míng nián nián chū jiāng yǔ yìn dù qiān dìng de yī xiàng xīn de mào yì xié yì 。
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4.
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。
yóu qī shí , xián cè chū shuǐ kǒng ( gòng shí chù ) jiē lín shí shū shuǐ guǎn 。
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5.
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。
mò lǐ ní ào de zhè fān jiǎng huà wú zhù yú jiě jué yǔ jiā lā réng rán chí xù de zhēng chǎo , ér jiā lā wēi xié bú huì zài xīn hé tong shàng qiān zì 。
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6.
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。
gòng hé dǎng lǐng yǐ jīng zhuǎn wéi tōng guò yāo mó huà de fāng shì lái dǐ huǐ ào bā mǎ de yī gǎi jì huà 。
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7.
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。
shǒu xiān , zhè huì shǐ shì jiè zài míng nián dǐ qī xiàn qián dá chéng néng gòu tì huàn jīng dū yì dìng shū de xīn fāng àn de xī wàng pò miè 。
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8.
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。
zuì jìn fā shēng de fēng bào shǐ zhè sōu jiù chuán sǔn huài guò yú yán zhòng , chuán zhǔ jué dìng bǎ tā chén rù shuǐ zhōng , bú zài xiū fù 。
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9.
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。
cǐ wài , rú guǒ mù qián huǒ rè de zhōng guó gǔ shì bào diē , chéng lì hé zī qǐ yè de kuò zhāng jì huà kě néng shòu zǔ 。
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10.
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。
zhè kě néng huì shǐ KohlbergKravisRoberts jì hēi shí zhī hòu jìn rù gǔ shì de xī wàng luò kōng 。
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