- n. 排水口
- v. 杀伤;使船沉没
以上来源于:《英汉大辞典》
scupper1
n.
a hole in a ship's side to allow water to run away from the deck.Etymology
ME: perh. via Anglo-Norman Fr. from OFr. escopir ‘to spit’.
scupper2
v.
chiefly Brit.- sink (a ship) deliberately.
- informal prevent from working or succeeding; thwart.
Etymology
C19 (as military sl. in the sense ‘kill, especially in an ambush’): of unknown origin.
以上来源于:《简明牛津英语词典》