scuppered

英 [ˈskʌpəd]

美 [ˈskʌpərd]

v.  使泡汤; 使成泡影
scupper的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 彻底破坏(计划、企图);使成泡影
  Toscuppera plan or attempt means to spoil it completely.
  1. If Schneider had seen him that would have scuppered all his plans...
     如果施奈德看到了他，那他的所有计划都泡汤了。
  2. If the Commission has its way, the entire deal will be scuppered.
     如果委员会我行我素的话，整个交易将化为泡影。

双语例句

• Those two deals were scuppered by a combination of protectionist politics in the US and Chinese second thoughts, and the long-awaited follow-on wave of "aberrant buyer" acquisitions by Chinese purchasers largely failed to materialise.
  美国方面的保护主义政治和中国方面的再三思量，让这两笔交易最终流产，人们期待已久的、中国收购者随之而来的“反常买家”收购浪潮最终基本没有出现。
• But his reconciliation attempt could yet be scuppered by history.
  但是，他的和解努力仍可能因历史问题而落空。
• He scuppered our plans by not giving us his support.
  他不给予我们支持，因而破坏了我们的计划。
• India scuppered the latest attempt to reinvigorate the WTO.
  印度破坏了重振WTO的最新努力。
• He scuppered his own ship rather than be caught.
  他宁可让船沉没而不愿被俘。
• Because of the SARS outbreak in mid-2003, Mr Lo was left facing a logistical nightmare, including travel restrictions that almost scuppered his negotiations with the Beijing regulators.
  由于2003年年中非典（sars）爆发，罗德城曾面临后勤方面的难题，其中就包括旅行方面的限制，几乎让他无法与北京监管机构进行商谈。
• The project was scuppered by lack of money.
  缺少足够的钱，手头拮据那个计画因缺钱而告吹。
• Arriving late for the interview scuppered my chances of getting the job.
  面试迟到使我失去了获得这个工作的机会。
• Any sponsorship deal would be scuppered if Jones misses the Olympics.
  如果琼斯不能参加奥运会，赞助商的所有赞助协议都会化成泡影。
• Well, that's scuppered any hopes of a settlement.
  咳，这使和解的希望成了泡影。