scuppered
past simple and past participle ofscupper
| 单词 | scuppered |
| 释义 | scuppered past simple and past participle ofscupper scupper verb[T] UKuk/ˈskʌp.ər/us/ˈskʌp.ɚ/(USscuttle)scupperverb[T](SINK)tosinkyourownshiponpurpose Staying afloat, capsizing & sinking
scupperverb[T](SPOIL)tocausesomething such as aplanor anopportunitytofail: Arriving late for theinterviewscuppered mychancesof getting thejob. Upsetting and destabilizing
Examplesofscupperedscuppered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. And it's also notscuppered, perhaps quite so easily by ridiculous things which are completely out of our control. From theCambridge English Corpus Yet enquiry into the nature of good governance need not bescupperedby ethnocentrism. From theCambridge English Corpus The author hopes to illustrate that the will for co-operation remained strong in the wake of currency depreciation but wasscupperedby complex political developments. From theCambridge English Corpus As a result, the launch of yet another policy initiative has beenscuppered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That very important measure wasscupperedin the other place, quite frankly frivolously and disgracefully. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The danger is that the whole thing, including the seaport, could bescuppered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, those who call for it to be withdrawn—scupperedcompletely—are politically inept and do nothing to help the majority of leaseholders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If she does not, the strategy for community care will bescuppered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The co-operation between both sides of industry is beingscuppered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That was a signal that the admiral had finallyscupperedhis own flagship. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The whole plan has beenscupperedby their dithering over the election. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If that person is notscupperedin that way, he or she will have a chance of mounting a proper appeal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If there is a change in that consultative process the legislative programme for them will bescuppered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Five perfectly good cruisers are to be taken out andscupperedin the open sea. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They hope that as a result of failure to agree with us the other arrangements will be "scuppered". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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