scupper
scupper 英 [ˈskʌpə(r)] 美 [ˈskʌpɚ]
vt. 使船沉没；突袭 n. 排水口；水性杨花的女人
进行时:scuppering 过去式:scuppered 过去分词:scuppered 第三人称单数:scuppers 名词复数:scuppers
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- vt. 使船沉没；突袭
- n. 排水口；水性杨花的女人
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1. Avast! Belay the port jib, and scupper the mains'l on the poop deck!
停住！把绳拴在港口上，用排水管排掉甲板和船尾的水！
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2. A repeat of the 2000 fuel price protests, when action by truckers forced the UK government to cut road fuel taxes, could scupper plans to persuade consumers to switch to electric vehicles.
在一场2000年燃料价格抗议活动中，当时卡车司机的运动迫使英国政府削减了公路燃油税收，破坏了消费者改换电动汽车的劝说计划。
- 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.)).
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