Scupper
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British pronunciation/skˈʌpɐ/
American pronunciation/ˈskəpɝ/

"scupper"的定义和意义

Scupper
01

排水口, 排水孔

drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
to scupper
01

破坏, 使失败

to do something in order to cause something such as an opportunity or plan to fail
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The unexpected delay scuppered our plans for the big presentation.
意外的延误破坏了我们的大型演示计划。
If they had been more prepared, they would not have scuppered the important deal.
如果他们准备得更充分,就不会破坏重要的交易。
02

伏击, 埋伏

wait in hiding to attack
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