scupper
英 ['skʌpə]
美 ['skʌpɚ]
- vt. 使船沉沒；突襲
- n. 排水口；水性楊花的女人
助記提示
1. scoop => scupper.
英文詞源
- scupper (n.)
- "opening in a ship's side at deck level to let the water flow out," early 15c., perhaps from Old French escopir "to spit out," or related to Dutch schop "shovel," or from Middle English scope "scoop" (see scoop (n.)).
雙語例句
- 1. The Scupper Pump failed in the afternoon.
- 斯庫珀水泵下午壞了.
來自辭典例句
- 2. The scupper and outlet pipes are made of steel.
- 排水口和排水管的材料為鋼質.
來自互聯網
- 3. They worry it could be used to scupper merger and acquisition deals.
- 他們擔心,《反壟斷法》可能被用於阻撓並購交易.
來自互聯網
- 4. Officials blamed a Western conspiracy to scupper the deal.
- 官員指責西方國家企圖破壞和約的陰謀.
來自互聯網
- 5. GM's concerns over intellectual property could also scupper a bid by BAIC.
- 通用在知識產權方麵的憂慮也同樣會使北汽的投標麵臨險境.
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