"scuppers" in Chinese (Simplified)
排水口(船用)- 破坏(作动词)
Definition
“Scuppers” 指的是船上让甲板上的水流出去的开口。在英式英语俚语中,还可以表示破坏或阻止某事。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
用于船只时属正式用语;表示“破坏”时为英式俚语,常见于英国(如 'the plan was scuppered')。在航海和英国地区以外很少用。
Examples
The rainwater flows off the deck through the scuppers.
雨水通过**排水口**流出甲板。
Make sure the scuppers are not blocked.
请确保**排水口**没有堵塞。
Water spills over the scuppers in a storm.
暴风雨中水会从**排水口**溢出。
The sailors opened the scuppers to clear water from the deck quickly.
水手们打开了**排水口**,迅速让甲板上的水流走。
Heavy rain almost sent water pouring over the scuppers last night.
昨晚的大雨几乎让水从**排水口**溢出来。
Their last-minute changes totally scuppers our travel plans.
他们临时的更改**破坏了**我们的旅行计划。