名詞 scupper:

1. drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard

動詞 scupper:

1. wait in hiding to attack
   同義詞：ambush, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie in wait
2. put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
   同義詞：queer, expose, endanger, peril

1. We're scuppered!
   我們完蛋了！
2. The project was scuppered by lack of money.
   那個計畫因缺錢而告吹。