undermine
基本释义
- v.逐渐削弱（损害）；故意破坏（某人）的形象（或威信）；在……下面挖，（尤指）从根基处损坏
词语例句
逐渐削弱（损害）vt.
六级四级The prosecution did its best to undermine the credibility of the witness.
原告竭力削弱证人的可信性。
Cheating undermines confidence and independence: the cheater is a fraud, and knows that without dishonesty, he/she would have failed.
作弊会破坏自信和独立：作弊者是骗子，他/她知道如果不作弊，他/她就会失败。
Moreover, non-participation by nations, if sufficiently widespread, can undermine the political will of participating countries to act.
此外，如果各国都普遍不参加（联合国气候变化大会），那就会损害到参会国采取行动的政治意愿。
故意破坏（某人）的形象（或威信）vt.
四级Some bad people had told journalists some rumors in order to undermine the leadership.
坏人们告诉了记者一些谣言，目的是破坏领导层的形象。
The Watergate scandal, for example, has undermined the faith of many Americans in the integrity of political and economic leaders and society as a whole.
例如，水门事件破坏了许多美国人对政治、经济领袖品质和整个社会整体性的信任。
在……下面挖，（尤指）从根基处损坏vt.
四级The demolition engineers successfully undermined this building.
爆破工程师成功地破坏了这座建筑物。
Some, like carpenter ants, can undermine a home structure, while others interfere with the electrical units.
一些蚂蚁，比如木蚁会破坏房屋结构，而另一些蚂蚁则会干扰电器部件。
- He accused me of slandering him and trying to undermine his position.他指控我诽谤他并想削弱他的地位。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- The continued fighting threatens to undermine efforts to negotiate an agreement.持续的战斗有可能破坏通过谈判达成协议的努力。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- Offering advice on each and every problem will undermine her feeling of being adult.每个问题都为她提出忠告会逐渐削弱她的成年意识。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
相关短语
- undermine sb.'s credibility削弱某人的可信性
- undermine the foundation of sth挖墙脚
- undermine the social stability破坏社会稳定；损坏社会稳固
- undermine peace and stability破坏和平与稳定
- undermine local culture破环当地文化；破坏当地文化
- undermine authority破坏权威；破坏威信
同义词
词义分布
英英释义
- v.destroy property or hinder normal operations
- v.hollow out as if making a cave or opening
词源
- undermine侵蚀词根词缀： under-在下 + mine开采
- undermine削弱under-,在下面，mine,挖矿，挖坑。比喻义削弱根基，削弱。
- undermine（暗中破坏）：暗中挖掘地道摧毁敌人堡垒英语单词mine作名词时表示“矿”，作动词时表示“采矿”。采矿的基本方式就是在地下挖掘地道，因此mine还含有“挖掘地道”的含义。古代打仗时，为了摧毁敌人的壁垒，人们往往会暗中挖掘地道，逐渐逼近敌人壁垒，然后通过地道发起攻击或使用炸药来摧毁敌人壁垒。这种作战手法就被称为undermine，字面意思就是“在下面挖掘地道”。后来，该词被普遍应用于更多领域，表示“暗中破坏”。 undermine：[ʌndə'maɪn] vt.暗中破坏，逐渐破坏，挖掘地道，挖掘地基