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undermine是什么意思

2024-02-17 10:58:16
undermine
美[ˌʌndərmaɪn]  英[ˌʌndəmaɪn]
vt.  逐渐削弱;暗中损害;在...下挖;从根基处损害
  过去式:undermined  过去分词:undermined  现在分词:undermining  第三人称单数:undermines
  近义词:weaken,demoralize,sabotage,destroy,dent,challenge,destabilize,undercut,damage,emasculate,scotch,rust,counteract,subvert,cave,countermine,

详细释义

n.(名词)
  1. 洞穴
  2. 基蚀
v.(动词)
  1. 暗中破坏,暗中损害,逐渐损害,无形中摧毁 ,伤害,损害,破坏
  2. 掘...的下面,暗掘,掘空,在…的下面挖掘
  3. 在...下面掘地道,在…下挖坑道,在某物下挖洞或挖通道
  4. 侵蚀…的基础,削弱...的基础,逐渐削弱
  5. 冲蚀,侵蚀
  6. 用阴险手段毁损,以阴险手段暗害
  7. 挖...墙角
  8. 削减
  9. 使逐步减少效力
  10. 从根基处损害

双解释义

v.(动词)
  1. vt. 削弱…的基础 wear away the earth beneath, removing support
  2. vt. 逐渐损坏 weaken or destroy gradually

英英释义

Verb
  1. destroy property or hinder normal operations;

    "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"

  2. hollow out as if making a cave or opening;

    "The river was caving the banks"

组词搭配

~+名词
  1. undermine authority破坏威信
  2. undermine bank冲刷堤基
  3. undermine confidence丧失信心
  4. undermine friendship破坏友谊
  5. undermine health损害健康
  6. undermine strength削弱力气

例句

用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. They will do anything to undermine their adversarys reputation.他们会不择手段地去损害对手的名誉。
  2. The Presidents 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。
  3. Badgers had undermined the foundations of the church.獾在这座教堂的地基处打了洞。
  4. A mole can undermine the strongest rampart.一只田鼠能毁坏最坚固的堡垒。

词语用法

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。