scuppering
present participle ofscupper
| 单词 | scuppering |
| 释义 | scuppering present 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
Examplesofscupperingscuppering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. That had the effect ofscupperingthat campaign of personal harassment and defamation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Putting forward theses such as yours is a sure-fire way ofscupperingthe whole idea of a criminal court. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English I was suddenly in a home where the staff were not supportive; frankly, they werescuppering. 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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