/ˈsæbəˌtɑːʒ/
noun
the act of damaging or destroying equipment, weapons, or buildings in order to prevent the success of an enemy or competitor:
a campaign of industrial sabotage
The sabotage of 20 oil pipelines threatens a new surge in fuel prices.
the act of intentionally preventing the success of a plan or action:
They moved quickly to prevent further sabotage of their investigation.
He could face sabotage from officials who fear they might suffer redundancy.
~ sth 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）
The main electricity supply had been sabotaged by the rebels.
叛乱者破坏了供电干线。
~ sth to prevent sth from being successful or being achieved, especially deliberately 刻意阻碍；妨碍；捣乱
Protesters failed to sabotage the peace talks.
抗议者未能破坏和平谈判。
The rise in interest rates sabotaged any chance of the firm’s recovery.
由于利率的提高，公司的复苏已无任何可能。