"opening in a ship's side at deck level to let the water flow out," early 15c., perhaps from Old French escopir "to spit out," or related to Dutch schop "shovel," or from Middle English scope "scoop" (see scoop (n.)).
雙語例句
1. The Scupper Pump failed in the afternoon.
斯庫珀水泵下午壞了.
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2. The scupper and outlet pipes are made of steel.
排水口和排水管的材料為鋼質.
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3. They worry it could be used to scupper merger and acquisition deals.
他們擔心,《反壟斷法》可能被用于阻撓并購交易.
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4. Officials blamed a Western conspiracy to scupper the deal.
官員指責西方國家企圖破壞和約的陰謀.
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5. GM's concerns over intellectual property could also scupper a bid by BAIC.