undermine [,ʌndə'main]

v.
破坏

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单词 undermine 网络释义

及物动词 vt.
1.在...下挖坑道
The convicts undermined the prison wall and escaped.
囚犯们在监狱墙下挖地道逃跑了。
2.(海,风等)侵蚀...的基础
The waves had undermined the cliff.
波浪冲刷侵蚀悬崖的底部。
3.暗中破坏;逐渐损害
They are trying to undermine my position.
他们在试图损伤我的地位。
The bad cold had undermined her health.
重感冒损伤了她的健康。

单词 undermine 其它相关

单词解释
vt. 渐渐破坏,挖掘地基,暗地里破坏
v. 1> to dig beneath in order to make it fall
　 2> to wash away or remove
　 3> to weaken gradually or insidiously
相关例句
My father's health was undermined by drink.
　 我爸爸的健康逐渐为酒所损害。
They are trying to undermine my reputation.
　 他们在试图损伤我的名誉。
The sea had undermined the cliff.
　 海水侵蚀了悬崖的基部。
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。
相关短语
undermine a wall 挖墙角,在城墙下面挖掘坑道
单词变化
时态: undermined; undermined; undermining
同义反义
同义词：sabotage, rust, subvert, scotch, weaken, destroy
反义词：reinforce, strengthenbuttress, encourage, support, forward, help, aid, abet.

单词 undermine 其它例句

- Late hours can undermine one's health.
　 晚睡能损害健康
- Water has undermined the stone foundations.
　 水已逐渐损坏了石头基础
- Some Americans want to go further and undermine him(Gorbachev), even to encourage a breakup of the Soviet Union. That would only play into the hands of reactionaries, not help the reformers.
　 有些美国人要进一步削弱他（戈尔巴乔夫），甚至鼓励苏联解体。那仅能予以反动派可乘之机，而无助于改革派。