torpedo
n
(pl ~es) tube-shaped explosive underwater missile launched against ships by submarines, aircraft or surface ships 鱼雷. torpedo, v (pt, pp torpedoed, pres p torpedoing)[Tn]
1 attack or sink (a ship) with a torpedo or torpedoes 用鱼雷袭击或击沉(船).
2 (fig 比喻) wreck or ruin (a policy, an event, an institution, etc) 破坏(政策、 事情、 制度等)
accused the union of torpedoing the negotiations 谴责工会破坏谈判.
I'm not sure. I ought to do some studying, as I've got masses of work to do, but I think I'll be too tired. Maybe I'll just watch the news on television and go to bed early.