undermine
英[ˌʌndə'maɪn]
美[ˌʌndər'maɪn]
- vt. 逐渐削弱;暗中损害;在...下挖;从根基处损害
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详细释义
- 洞穴
- 基蚀
- 暗中破坏,暗中损害,逐渐损害,无形中摧毁 ,伤害,损害,破坏
- 掘...的下面,暗掘,掘空,在…的下面挖掘
- 在...下面掘地道,在…下挖坑道,在某物下挖洞或挖通道
- 侵蚀…的基础,削弱...的基础,逐渐削弱
- 冲蚀,侵蚀
- 用阴险手段毁损,以阴险手段暗害
- 挖...墙角
- 削减
- 使逐步减少效力
- 从根基处损害
n. (名词)
- vt. 削弱…的基础 wear away the earth beneath, removing support
- vt. 逐渐损坏 weaken or destroy gradually
v. (动词)
英英释义
Verb:
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destroy property or hinder normal operations;
"The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
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hollow out as if making a cave or opening;
"The river was caving the banks"
双语例句
- 1. This may help to undermine the brittle truce that currently exists.
- 这也许会火上浇油,破坏当前脆弱不稳的休战局面。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The continued fighting threatens to undermine efforts to negotiate an agreement.
- 持续的战斗会破坏希望通过谈判来达成协议的努力。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Western intelligence agencies are accused of trying to undermine the government.
- 西方情报机构被指责企图动摇该政府的统治。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The President's enemies are spreading rumours to undermine his authority.
- 总统的敌人在散布谣言以逐渐破坏他的威信.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. These incidents could seriously undermine support for the police.
- 这些事件会严重影响对警方的支持.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- They will do anything to undermine their adversary's reputation.
他们会不择手段地去损害对手的名誉。 - The President's enemies are spreading rumours to undermine his authority.
总统的敌人在散布谣言以逐渐破坏他的威信。 - Badgers had undermined the foundations of the church.
獾在这座教堂的地基处打了洞。 - A mole can undermine the strongest rampart.
一只田鼠能毁坏最坚固的堡垒。
用作及物动词 (vt.)
- Rivers undermine their banks.
河水冲刷堤基。 - The soldiers undermined the wall.
士兵们在墙下挖洞。 - Badgers had undermined the foundations of the church.
獾在这座教堂的地基处打了洞。 - Illness undermined his strength.
疾病逐渐消耗了他的力气。 - Drugs undermined his health.
毒品损害了他的健康。 - Insults undermined her confidence.
一再受到侮辱之后,她渐渐丧失信心。 - She tried to undermine our friendship.
她试图破坏我们的友谊。 - These incidents could seriously undermine support for the police.
这些事件会严重影响对警方的支持。 - The President's enemies are spreading rumours to undermine his authority.
总统的敌人在散布谣言以逐渐破坏他的威信。
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- The house is unsafe since the foundations were undermined by floods.
这栋房子不安全,因为地基被洪水损坏了。
用作动词 (v.)
用作及物动词
S+~+ n./pron.
用法讲解
v. (动词)
- undermine的基本意思是“削弱…的基础”,指逐渐地、常不被人察觉地破坏某一事物的根基,而使其遭到损坏,这种破坏可源于自然,也可源于人为破坏。
- undermine是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语,可用于被动结构。
- undermine引申可作“损坏”解,这种损坏不是突然间的,而是有一个长期的过程,用作及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语。
用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
- undermine authority 破坏威信
- undermine bank 冲刷堤基
- undermine confidence 丧失信心
- undermine friendship 破坏友谊
- undermine health 损害健康
- undermine strength 削弱力气
相关词汇
- weaken 使 ... 弱,削弱...
- demoralize 使士气低落
- sabotage 怠工
- destroy 破坏
- dent 凹痕
- challenge 挑战
- destabilize 使不稳定
- undercut 削弱
- damage 损害
- emasculate 阉割
- scotch 伤口
- rust 铁锈
- counteract 抵制
- subvert 推翻
- cave 洞穴
- countermine 反地道
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