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sabotage

/ˈsæbəˌtɑʒ/

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to deliberately damage or obstruct something

蓄意破坏；暗中阻挠

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Someone tried to sabotage the experiment by cutting the power cable.
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有人试图剪断电源线，蓄意破坏实验。
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