scupper a plan 挫败计划
scupper a deal 破坏交易
scupper hopes 挫败希望
A: Why was the meeting canceled?
A：为什么会议取消了？
B: A sudden budget cut scuppered the whole project.
B：突如其来的预算削减破坏了整个项目。
1) 阻挠，挫败
2) (使)船沉没
3) 排水孔
1. 阻挠，使失败
verb
1. to prevent something from happening or succeeding
Synonym: thwart, foil, ruin