| 单词 | scupper |
| 释义 | scupper['skʌpə]n. 甲板排水孔, 泄水口 scupper 1 scupper 1 AHD: [sk¾p“…r] D.J. [6skJp*]K.K. [6skJp+]n.（名词）1. Nautical An opening in the side of a ship at deck level to allow water to run off.【航海】 甲板上的排水孔：在船一边的甲板上为让水流出的排水口2. An opening for draining off water, as from a floor or the roof of a building.排水口，出水口：从地板或屋顶开出的泄水孔语源:Middle English scoper ; akin to possibly akin to scope [scoop] * see scoop 中古英语 scoper ；类似于 可能类似于 scope [舀水] *参见 scoop scupper 2 scupper 2 AHD: [sk¾p“…r] D.J. [6skJp*]K.K. [6skJp+]v.tr.（及物动词） scup.pered,scup.per.ing,scup.pers 1. Chiefly British To overwhelm or massacre.【多用于英国】 击溃，屠杀2. To ruin or destroy:破坏，摧毁：“The world oil glut combined with disastrous federal energy policies to scupper Alberta's economy”(&b{Christian Science Monitor})“世界石油过剩再加上具有破坏性的联合能源政策使阿尔伯达的经济遭受破坏”(基督教科学箴言报)语源:Perhaps from scupper 1可能源自 scupper1 |
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