| 单词 | scupper |
| 释义 | scupper scupper1 /skup"euhr/, n. 1. Naut. a drain at the edge of a deck exposed to the weather, for allowing accumulated water to drain away into the sea or into the bilges. Cf. freeing port. 2. a drain, closed by one or two flaps, for allowing water from the sprinkler system of a factory or the like to run off a floor of the building to the exterior. 3. any opening in the side of a building, as in a parapet, for draining off rain water. [1475-85; earlier skoper. See SCOOP, -ER1] scupper2 /skup"euhr/, v.t. Brit. 1. Mil. to overwhelm; surprise and destroy, disable, or massacre. 2. Informal. to prevent from happening or succeeding; ruin; wreck. [1880-85; orig. uncert.] |
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