scupper

scupper是一個英語單詞，兼具名詞和動詞詞性。作為名詞時，主要指船舶甲板上的排水孔，用於排出積水；作為動詞時，含義包括使船沉沒、破壞計畫等。該詞在航海、軍事和政治等領域有廣泛套用，其動詞用法常見於描述破壞或阻止某事的發生。

基本介紹

• 詞性：名詞、動詞    
• 發音：英/ˈskʌp.ər/，美/ˈskʌp.ɚ/  
• 專業領域：航海、軍事、船舶  
• 詞形變化：scuppered（過去式） 
• 近義詞：scuttle（動詞） 
• 名詞複數：scuppers 

詞性釋義

名詞：指船舶甲板上的排水孔，允許水流出以防止積水。在船舶技術規範中，排水孔的數量、位置和功能需符合安全要求。

動詞：

1. 使船沉沒或故意破壞船隻；破壞計畫或機會。
2. 破壞計畫、機會或使某事失敗，常見於政治、軍事等場景。
3. 伏擊或突襲目標。

專業領域套用

航海領域：排水孔（scupper hole、scupper pipe）是船舶設計的重要組成部分，用於及時排出甲板積水。相關技術條款如EurLex-2和EuroParl2021規定了排水孔的具體標準。

軍事領域：動詞含義“伏擊”常用於描述戰術性突襲行動，例如“scupper the enemy's supply line”。

實用例句

1. Arriving late for the interview scuppered my chances of getting the job.（面試遲到破壞了我得到工作的機會）。
2. The proposal was scuppered by opposition from key stakeholders.（該提案因關鍵利益相關者的反對而失敗）。
3. The old ship was scuppered to prevent it from falling into enemy hands.（舊船被故意沉沒以防止落入敵方手中）。

詞形變化

• 過去式：scuppered
• 現在分詞：scuppering
• 第三人稱單數：scuppers

雙語例句

• Abortion could also scupper things. 墮胎問題也將事情搞砸了。
• The scupper pump failed in the afternoon. 斯庫珀水泵下午壞了。
• They had no choice but scupper their ship. 他們別無選擇只有沉船。
• The scupper and outlet pipes are made of steel. 排水口和排水管的材料為鋼質。
• 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易呢？
• Have you opened all the valves and plug the deck scupper pipe? 你打開所有的閥，堵上甲板排水管了嗎？
• A rare survey of public opinion could scupper the city's plans. 一向珍貴的公眾意見調查些許顯露了城市的計畫。
• 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！
• He admits, however, that insurance difficulties might scupper that idea. 不過他承認安全困難可能使計畫受挫。
• COULD Scott Brown's victory in Massachusetts scupper Obamacare altogether? 斯科特·布朗在麻省的勝利會否令歐巴馬的醫改夭折？
• 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易呢？
• That, and Palestinian and Arab reaction, could scupper hopes of progress towards peace. 之後巴勒斯坦地區和阿拉伯世界的反應將破壞和平進程的希望。
• 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採用相同標準的決定。
• However, if the dollar makes further gains today this could scupper the reversal in equities. 但是，如果美元今天進一步上揚，則有望令股市的反轉落空。
• Encouraging stuff, though some fret that any hiccup in equity markets could scupper these plans. 這些都是振奮人心的訊息，然而一些人擔心，如果股票市場稍有下跌，這些計畫將付之東流
• There is a chance that Germany could scupper a long-term solution to the sovereign debt crisis. 德國有可能令主權債務危機的永久解決機制沉沒。
• 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並且被告知這將使她成為偵探的夢想破碎。
• Republican leaders have moved to scupper Obama's healthcare plans by inflaming myths and lies about the system. 共和黨領已經轉為通過妖魔化的方式來詆毀歐巴馬的醫改計畫。
• This paper studied the design of scupper spacing of deck in vertical curve with the basic principle of hydraulic and hydrologic compute. 利用水力水文計算基本原理，研究了豎曲線內橋面泄水孔間距。
• But this may scupper any chance of energy-sector liberalisation, since the company would need fistfuls of profits in order to make its payouts. 但是這可能會破壞能源部門自由化的機會，因為該公司會需要許多利潤才能夠做出支付。
• Spurs tried to sign Huntelaar in the summer and may revive a deal if injury concerns scupper a move for Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy. 夏天熱刺也想簽下亨特拉爾，如果傷病破壞這筆皇馬范尼·斯特·魯伊的轉會，他們可能也會報價。
• Most importantly, rival platform-owners are unlikely to co-operate, and might even scupper the project by introducing deliberate incompatibilities. 更重要的是，擁有信息平台的競爭對手也許不僅不相互合作，甚至會故意地推行不兼容產品而破壞方案的推行。
• Therefore, the study of scupper flow channel whether steel liner as well as different steel liner thickness on the impact of orifice stress is necessary. 因此研究泄水孔流道有無鋼襯以及不同鋼襯厚度對孔口應力的影響很有必要。
• Even if the Russian deal is approved, Mr Mittal can still scupper it, by buying 73% of Arcelor shares through his own tender offer before it expires in July. 即便與俄羅斯人的合併案獲得通過，米塔爾仍可以在7月份收購要約失效以前通過購買阿塞洛73%的股權來達成自己的目標。
• A Brussels antitrust lawyer, who did not want to be identified for fear of alienating a potential client in Microsoft, said the Italian complaint could scupper the deal. 一名布魯塞爾的反壟斷律師，因為害怕失去微軟的一個潛在客戶，不願意透露姓名，但是他說這個來自義大利的投訴很可能會讓併購案擱淺。
• There are global trends that could scupper that prediction, too, but I don't think those forces are moving fast enough to change the price trend over the next 10 years or so. 當然也會有全球性傾向來擊破這個預測，但是我認為，這些傾向未必能快得足以改變未來十多年裡油價的走向。
• Based on the engineering geological conditions of the slip-mass on the left bank of Zhangfeng Reservoir, this paper puts forward the concrete design plan for the slip-mass scupper. 根據張峰水庫左岸塌滑體的工程地質條件等，給出了塌滑體排水洞的具體設計方案。