| 单词 | sabotage |
| 释义 | sabotage (sæbətɑːʒ ) Word forms: sabotages , sabotaging , sabotaged 1. verb [usually passive] If a machine, railway line, or bridge is sabotaged, it is deliberately damaged or destroyed, for example in a war or as a protest. The main pipeline supplying water was sabotaged by rebels. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: damage, destroy, wreck, undermine Sabotage is also a noun. The bombing was a spectacular act of sabotage. 2. verb If someone sabotages a plan or a meeting, they deliberately prevent it from being successful. He accused the opposition of trying to sabotage the election. [VERB noun] The explosion was designed to sabotage the negotiations. [VERB noun] Collocations: sabotage an attempt He believed they sabotaged any attempt to improve the newspaper industry at the time. Times, Sunday Times Along the way they fight off sabotage attempts, dastardly rivals and geysers of hot larva before entering a well-lit crystal netherworld where dinosaurs still reign. Times, Sunday Times A total of 43 sabotage attempts were prevented in this way. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many active sabotage attempts were against critical rail lines of transportation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Local authorities believe the deeppocketed alcohol industry has set out to sabotage any effort to limit licensing or raise extra money from it. Times, Sunday Times Stick to this 80% of the time and the other 20% of treat foods won't completely sabotage your efforts. The Sun Get friends and relatives on board, too — you don't want them sabotaging your efforts. The Sun The knowledge that one among them was a traitor and working to sabotage their efforts wasn't revealed until just before the first round of gameplay began. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 破坏, 破坏 Japanese: 故意の破壊, 故意に破壊する |
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