scupper plans
collocation破坏计划;使计划落空
The sudden storm scuppered our plans for a beach picnic.
突如其来的暴风雨使我们海滩野餐的计划泡了汤。
埋伏;伏击
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埋伏;伏击
wait in hiding to attack
The scupper on the deck allows rainwater to drain off.
甲板上的排水孔让雨水流走。
埋伏攻击
wait in hiding to attack
使陷入危险、不利或困难的境地
put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
scupper
Base
原形
scuppers
3rd person
第三人称单数
scuppering
-ing
现在分词
scuppered
Past
过去式
scuppered
Past participle
过去分词
They scupper every plan we propose.
他们破坏我们提出的每一个计划。
The storm scuppered our picnic yesterday.
昨天的暴风雨破坏了我们的野餐。
Her remarks have scuppered the deal.
她的言论已经破坏了这笔交易。
During the storm, the scuppers were clogged with debris.
暴风雨期间,排水孔被杂物堵塞。
The ship's scupper needs to be cleaned regularly.
船的排水孔需要定期清理。
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破坏计划;使计划落空
The sudden storm scuppered our plans for a beach picnic.
突如其来的暴风雨使我们海滩野餐的计划泡了汤。
使希望破灭
The injury scuppered his hopes of winning the championship.
这次受伤使他赢得冠军的希望破灭了。
使交易告吹
A disagreement over price scuppered the deal.
价格上的分歧使这笔交易告吹了。
使机会化为泡影
The scandal scuppered her chances of being re-elected.
这起丑闻使她连任的机会化为泡影。
使(竞选、收购等)努力失败
The recession scuppered the company's takeover bid.
经济衰退使这家公司的收购要约失败了。
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记忆法:把 supper(晚餐)的 s 后加个 c,想象晚餐时遭人突袭,陷入险境。
语域:mixed 常见场景:军事或犯罪中的伏击场面、商业、政治等中的计划受挫场合 注意该词有字面义和引申义:字面义为“埋伏袭击”,通常出现在战争、犯罪等较正式的描述中;引申义为“使陷入危险/不利/困境”,多用于计划、事业、机会等遭到破坏的语境,语体较灵活。具体含义可结合宾语判断。
押韵词:supper、upper、cuppa(均读 /ʌpə/)。注意:super 拼写相似但读 /ˈsuːpə/,不押韵;copper 和 slipper 虽也以 -pper 结尾,但分别读 /ˈkɒpə/ 和 /ˈslɪpə/,元音不同。
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