Scupper
n. 甲板排水孔, 泄水口
📖 牛津释义
scupper
n
(often pl 常作复数) opening in a ship's side to allow water to run off the deck （船舷上的）排水孔（用以排除甲板上的水）. scupper, v (Brit)
1 Tn] sink (one's ship) deliberately 故意弄沉（自己的船）.
2 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
(infml 口) cause (sth) to fail; ruin 使（某事物）失败; 摧毁
We're scuppered! 我们完蛋了!
The project was scuppered by lack of money. 那个计画因缺钱而告吹.
🗣️ 情景例句
Listen to the sounds of the summer that surround us.
仔细倾听环绕我们的夏夜声息。
It is better to please a fool than to anger him.
惹得傻瓜发火，不如使他快活。
Tom and Mary congratulated us on the birth of our daughter.
汤姆和玛丽为我们女儿的出生向我们表示祝贺。