Even a few years away from your connections can mean they go cold, scuppering your chance of promotion. 甚至你远离这些关系仅几年而已,它们就会变得冷淡,你也就失去了升职的机会。
Similarly, during the Copenhagen climate talks, China was widely accused of scuppering a compromise that other developing countries might have welcomed. 同样,在哥本哈根气候谈判期间,人们广泛指责中国破坏了可能受到其它发展中国家欢迎的妥协。
If less than 66 per cent participate, even the CACs would become invalid, scuppering the deal and throwing the eurozone into a new crisis. 如果参与率不足66%,那么连CAC也将变得无效,置换协议将泡汤,欧元区会因此陷入新的危机。
More recently South Africa's foreign minister has accused France of scuppering the AU's Libyan peacemaking efforts. 最近南非外交官也谴责法国组织非盟落实其在利比亚的和平进程。