scuppers
英['skʌpə(r)]
美['skʌpər]
- SCU n.辅助控制装置(静态检验装置;存储控制器)
- scua abbr.SuezCanalUsers'Association苏伊士运河使用国协会
- scuba abbr.水中呼吸器(=Self-ContainedUnderwaterBreathingApparatus)
- scuba-dive v.戴水肺潜水
- scuba-diving n.配戴水肺的潜水动词scuba-dive的现在分词.
Noun:
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drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
Verb:
-
wait in hiding to attack
-
put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
用作及物动词 (vt.)
- He admits, however, that insurance difficulties might scupper that idea.
不过他承认安全困难可能使计划受挫。
- The project was scuppered by lack of money.
那个计划因缺钱而告吹。
- We're scuppered!
我们完蛋了!