Sabotage

(n.)

1. the act of doing deliberate damage to equipment, transport, machines, etc. to prevent an enemy from using them, or to protest about sth

（为防止敌人利用或表示抗议而对设备、交通等进行的）蓄意毁坏

e.g. an act of economic/military/industrial sabotage

经济/军事/工业破坏活动

e.g. Police investigating the train derailment have not ruled out sabotage.

警方调查火车出轨事件，没有排除人为破坏的可能。

2. the act of deliberately spoiling sth in order to prevent it from being successful

故意妨碍；捣乱；可以阻碍

(v.)

1. to damage or destroy sth deliberately to prevent an enemy from using it or to protest about sth

蓄意破坏（以防止敌方利用或表示抗议）

e.g. The main electricity supply had been sabotaged by the rebels.

叛乱者破坏了供电干线。

2. to prevent sth from being successful or being achieved, especially deliberately

刻意阻碍；妨碍；捣乱

e.g. Protesters failed to sabotage the peace talks.

抗议者未能破坏和平谈判。

e.g. The rise in interest rates sabotaged any chance of th firm's recovery.

由于利率的提高，公司的复苏已无任何可能。

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