英语词汇“scupper”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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Scupper Has Military Origins

All efforts to figure out where this verb came from have been defeated, including attempts to connect it to the noun scupper, a 500-year-old word for a drain opening in the side of a ship. (One conjecture, that the blood of shipboard battle was "scuppered" when it was washed down the scuppers, unfortunately lacks backing in the form of any actual evidence of the verb used this way.) All we know for sure is that scupper meant "to ambush and massacre" in 19th-century military slang. Then, just before the century turned, it found its place in a magazine story in the sense of simply "doing (someone) in." The more common modern application to things rather than people being done in or defeated didn't appear until a couple of decades into the 20th century.

Example Sentences

Verb The latest information could scupper the peace talks.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Biden's hopes of reviving a nuclear deal with Iran may already be on the rocks if Tehran hardliners scupper dialogue.

Stephen Collinson, CNN, 14 Apr. 2021 To best avoid ice dams, IBHS has created safety guidelines to follow:Keep drains, scuppers, gutters, and downspouts clear of debris.

Madison Alcedo, Country Living, 19 Jan. 2018 And knitting needles can roll on deck and out the scuppers.

Andrea Sachs, Philly.com, 26 Oct. 2017

Verb

Qualcomm was planning to use Nuvia's CPUs across a wide range of product categories including smartphones, laptops, and advanced driver assistance systems, which this legal action would scupper if Arm wins.

Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 1 Sep. 2022 Then there’s the write your truth but also ask for permission response, which could lead writers to a surprising cooperation but could also scupper their whole project.

Nina Li Coomes, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2022 Or scupper your plans and call you out on all your bullsh*t?

Andy Meek, BGR, 5 Aug. 2022 The two luxury companies sued each other in 2020 after LVMH tried to scupper a deal to buy Tiffany, citing the pandemic’s effects on the jeweler’s business.

Abram Brown, Forbes, 7 June 2022 Some fear that Hungary — another big buyer of Russian gas — could scupper any sanctions on energy.

Anna Cooban, CNN, 4 Apr. 2022 Its American depositary receipts jumped as much as 11% in U.S. trading Wednesday, touching as high as $50.89, as the announcement assuaged investors’ earlier fears that regulatory difficulties could scupper the buyout.

Manuel Baigorri, Bloomberg.com, 12 Jan. 2022 The leader of the Solomon Islands announced Wednesday that his country signed a security agreement with China just days before a top American official was due to visit the Pacific nation in an attempt to scupper the controversial pact.

Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2022 According to multiple press reports, there are concerns that Russia may now balk and scupper the agreement because the removal of sanctions against Iran would allow millions of barrels of Iranian oil to return to the global market.

Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 11 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English skopper- (in compounds), perhaps from Anglo-French *escopoir, from escopir to spit out

Verb

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1899, in the meaning defined above

单词	scupper
释义	scupper 1 of 2 noun scup·per ˈskə-pər 1 : an opening cut through the bulwarks of a ship so that water falling on deck may flow overboard 2 : an opening in the wall of a building through which water can drain from a floor or flat roof scupper 2 of 2 verb scuppered; scuppering; scuppers transitive verb chiefly British : to defeat or put an end to : do in sense 1a Did you know? Scupper Has Military Origins All efforts to figure out where this verb came from have been defeated, including attempts to connect it to the noun scupper, a 500-year-old word for a drain opening in the side of a ship. (One conjecture, that the blood of shipboard battle was "scuppered" when it was washed down the scuppers, unfortunately lacks backing in the form of any actual evidence of the verb used this way.) All we know for sure is that scupper meant "to ambush and massacre" in 19th-century military slang. Then, just before the century turned, it found its place in a magazine story in the sense of simply "doing (someone) in." The more common modern application to things rather than people being done in or defeated didn't appear until a couple of decades into the 20th century. Example Sentences Verb The latest information could scupper the peace talks. Recent Examples on the Web Noun Biden's hopes of reviving a nuclear deal with Iran may already be on the rocks if Tehran hardliners scupper dialogue. Stephen Collinson, CNN, 14 Apr. 2021 To best avoid ice dams, IBHS has created safety guidelines to follow:Keep drains, scuppers, gutters, and downspouts clear of debris. Madison Alcedo, Country Living, 19 Jan. 2018 And knitting needles can roll on deck and out the scuppers. Andrea Sachs, Philly.com, 26 Oct. 2017 Verb Qualcomm was planning to use Nuvia's CPUs across a wide range of product categories including smartphones, laptops, and advanced driver assistance systems, which this legal action would scupper if Arm wins. Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 1 Sep. 2022 Then there’s the write your truth but also ask for permission response, which could lead writers to a surprising cooperation but could also scupper their whole project. Nina Li Coomes, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2022 Or scupper your plans and call you out on all your bullsht? Andy Meek, BGR, 5 Aug. 2022 The two luxury companies sued each other in 2020 after LVMH tried to scupper* a deal to buy Tiffany, citing the pandemic’s effects on the jeweler’s business. Abram Brown, Forbes, 7 June 2022 Some fear that Hungary — another big buyer of Russian gas — could scupper any sanctions on energy. Anna Cooban, CNN, 4 Apr. 2022 Its American depositary receipts jumped as much as 11% in U.S. trading Wednesday, touching as high as $50.89, as the announcement assuaged investors’ earlier fears that regulatory difficulties could scupper the buyout. Manuel Baigorri, Bloomberg.com, 12 Jan. 2022 The leader of the Solomon Islands announced Wednesday that his country signed a security agreement with China just days before a top American official was due to visit the Pacific nation in an attempt to scupper the controversial pact. Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2022 According to multiple press reports, there are concerns that Russia may now balk and scupper the agreement because the removal of sanctions against Iran would allow millions of barrels of Iranian oil to return to the global market. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 11 Mar. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English skopper- (in compounds), perhaps from Anglo-French escopoir, from escopir* to spit out Verb origin unknown First Known Use Noun 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1899, in the meaning defined above
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