scupper

美 [?sk?p?r] 　英 [?sk?p?(r)]

• n.【航】(甲板的)排水孔；(屋頂?shù)鹊?排水口；泄水口；水溝
• v.使泡湯；使成泡影
• 網(wǎng)絡(luò)排水管；泄水孔；使處于危難之中

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例句

Abortion could also scupper things, as the Senate bill's provisions on the matter do not please some conservative House Democrats.

墮胎這個問題也會使情況變得難以處理，因為參議院的法案無法取悅那些保守的民主黨議員。

As a child, she was diagnosed with diabetes and told it would scupper her dream of becoming a detective.

她在兒童時代就被確診患有糖尿病并且被告知這將使她成為偵探的夢想破碎。

Perhaps Pakistan's rulers want nothing to scupper the chance of a new trade deal with India early next year.

可能巴基斯坦領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人不想任何事情阻礙明年年初將與印度簽訂的一項新的貿(mào)易協(xié)議。

Run off pipes to be connected temporarily for out board scupper(10 pcs in total)during time of painting.

油漆時，舷側(cè)出水孔（共10處）接臨時疏水管。

Mourinho's comments will do nothing to resolve the ongoing row with Gallas which threatens to scupper talks about a new contract.

莫里尼奧的這番講話無助于解決與加拉仍然持續(xù)的爭吵，而加拉威脅不會在新合同上簽字。

Republican leaders have moved to scupper Obama's healthcare plans by inflaming myths and lies about the system.

共和黨領(lǐng)已經(jīng)轉(zhuǎn)為通過妖魔化的方式來詆毀奧巴馬的醫(yī)改計劃。

For one thing, it would scupper any chance of the world agreeing on a replacement to Kyoto by next year's deadline.

首先，這會使世界在明年底期限前達成能夠替換京都議定書的新方案的希望破滅。

EXAMPLE 1: The old ship was so badly damaged by the recent storm that its owners decided to scupper it rather than repair it.

最近發(fā)生的風暴使這艘舊船損壞過于嚴重，船主決定把它沉入水中，不再修復(fù)。

Moreover, a potential crash in the red-hot Chinese stock markets might scupper the expansion plans of new ventures.

此外，如果目前火熱的中國股市暴跌，成立合資企業(yè)的擴張計劃可能受阻。

Essar, an Indian conglomerate, has threatened court action that could scupper Vodafone's takeover.

此前，Essar曾威脅采取法律行動，從而可能使沃達豐的收購交易流產(chǎn)。

This could scupper Kohlberg Kravis Roberts's hopes of following Blackstone to the stockmarket.

這可能會使KohlbergKravisRoberts繼黑石之后進入股市的希望落空。

His words were meant to reassure people who worried that his reforms would scupper the coverage they got through employers.

他的言辭意在向那些擔心醫(yī)療改革會讓從雇主那里得到的保障告吹的人消除顧慮。

What they could not foresee was the Treaty of Anchara and how this event would scupper their treacherous enslavement schemes.

他們所不能預(yù)見的是Anchara的協(xié)議以及這個事件將會破壞他們背信棄義的驚世陰謀。

They worry it could be used to scupper merger and acquisition deals.

他們擔心，《反壟斷法》可能被用于阻撓并購交易。

COULD Scott Brown's victory in Massachusetts scupper Obamacare altogether?

斯科特?布朗在麻省的勝利會否令奧巴馬的醫(yī)改夭折？

Encouraging stuff, though some fret that any hiccup in equity markets could scupper these plans.

這些都是振奮人心的消息，然而一些人擔心，如果股票市場稍有下跌，這些計劃將付之東流。

Some had thought the Saudi controversy would scupper the deal, though it passed without trouble.

有人曾擔心有關(guān)沙特交易的爭論可能會破壞此次收購，但最終卻順利完成了。

It enraged Russia, leading it to threaten to scupper disarmament talks.

它激怒了俄羅斯，導(dǎo)致發(fā)出威脅要中止裁軍談判。

That, and Palestinian and Arab reaction, could scupper hopes of progress towards peace.

之后巴勒斯坦地區(qū)和阿拉伯世界的反應(yīng)將破壞和平進程的希望。

He admits, however, that insurance difficulties might scupper that idea.

不過他承認安全困難可能使計劃受挫。

One party in Ehud Olmert's coalition, Shas, has sworn to scupper the peace talks as soon as they get anywhere meaningful.

在埃胡德·奧爾默特的聯(lián)合政府中的一個叫做沙斯的黨發(fā)誓如果和平談判有任何進展，他們就要摧毀它。

Indonesia's palm-oil, pulp-and-paper and coal-mining industries are trying furiously to scupper it.

一是印尼的棕櫚油、紙漿及采礦業(yè)正拼命想破壞這項禁令。

The deal has threatened to scupper Congo's eligibility for debt relief under the highly indebted poor country initiative.

這筆交易可能會使剛果失去按照重債窮國計劃獲得債務(wù)減免的資格。

There is a chance that Germany could scupper a long-term solution to the sovereign debt crisis.

德國有可能令主權(quán)債務(wù)危機的永久解決機制沉沒。

An early winter could further scupper the voting if snow cuts off valleys in the country's mountainous areas.

若是下雪切斷了多山地區(qū)的道路，早早到來的冬季可以把第二輪選舉破壞得更嚴重。

That, in turn, would scupper the decision of ten other states to adopt the same standard.

繼而，這會摧毀其他十個州將采用相同標準的決定。

What about at sea? Could rising shipping costs scupper China's export boom?

上漲的船運成本有沒有影響中國繁榮的出口貿(mào)易呢？

GM's concerns over intellectual property could also scupper a bid by BAIC.

通用在知識產(chǎn)權(quán)方面的憂慮也同樣會使北汽的投標面臨險境。

Avast! Belay the port jib, and scupper the mains'l on the poop deck!

停住！把繩拴在港口上，用排水管排掉甲板和船尾的水！

The Taliban had threatened to scupper it, and failed.

塔利班威脅要破壞選舉，可是計劃失敗了。

EXAMPLE 2: Unusually bad weather and the dismal global economy combined to scupper the agricultural region's economy last year.

去年，因為氣候異常糟糕和全球經(jīng)濟不景氣，這個農(nóng)業(yè)地區(qū)的經(jīng)濟被徹底摧毀。

As one of Russian business's great survivors, Mr Fridman knows he must not scupper the BP-Rosneft deal;

作為俄羅斯商海中的偉大生存者之一，弗里德曼知道自己不可以扼殺英石油和俄石油的交易。

SCUPPER PLUG FOR DRAIN PIPE

甲板排水口塞子