scupper
美音:[´skʌpə
]
英音:[´skʌpə
]
n.排水孔,<俚><贬>女人(尤指妓女)
难易程度:
scupper为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:scuppered 过去分词:scuppered 现在分词:scuppering 第三人称单数:scuppers
scupper
/'skʌpə(r); `skʌpɚ/
n (often pl 常作复数) opening in a ship's side to allow water to run off the deck （船舷上的）排水孔（用以排除甲板上的水）.
v (Brit)
1 Tn] sink (one's ship) deliberately 故意弄沉（自己的船）.
2 [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态] (infml 口) cause (sth) to fail; ruin 使（某事物）失败; 摧毁
*We're scuppered! 我们完蛋了!
* The project was scuppered by lack of money. 那个计画因缺钱而告吹.
n (often pl 常作复数) opening in a ship's side to allow water to run off the deck （船舷上的）排水孔（用以排除甲板上的水）.
v (Brit)
1 Tn] sink (one's ship) deliberately 故意弄沉（自己的船）.
2 [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态] (infml 口) cause (sth) to fail; ruin 使（某事物）失败; 摧毁
*We're scuppered! 我们完蛋了!
* The project was scuppered by lack of money. 那个计画因缺钱而告吹.
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