| 单词 | undermine |
| 释义 | undermine verbadverb | verb + undermine adverb➤greatly, radically, seriously, severely, significantly极大地破坏；彻底损害；严重削弱；显著破坏◆his position within the government has been seriously undermined.他在政府中的地位遭到严重削弱。➤completely, totally完全／彻底破坏➤ultimately最终破坏◆it ultimately undermined his ability to play.这最终削弱了他的比赛能力。➤rather, somewhat有些损坏；一定程度上削弱▸➤further进一步破坏▸➤effectively有效削弱➤actively主动破坏▸➤fatally致命地破坏▸➤subtly不知不觉地损坏➤systematically系统地破坏▸➤gradually, increasingly, progressively逐渐／日益／逐步削弱▸➤eventually最终破坏➤potentially可能会破坏▸➤constantly不断破坏verb + undermine➤threaten to威胁要破坏▸➤attempt to, seek to, try to企图破坏；设法损害▸➤conspire to, help (to), serve to, tend to密谋破坏；助长破坏；有削弱作用；趋向于损害▸➤be likely to很可能破坏▸➤be designed to, be intended to计划破坏；企图损害◆a terror attack intended to undermine the morale of citizens旨在打击市民士气的一次恐怖袭击 undermine verbundermine ♦︎ erode ♦︎ weaken ♦︎ sap ♦︎ wear sb/sth downthese words all mean to gradually make sth weaker.这些词均表示逐渐削弱。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆to undermine / erode / weaken / sap sb's confidence / morale◆to undermine / erode / weaken sb's position◆to weaken / wear down sb's resistance■ undermine [transitive] to make sth, especially sb's confidence or authority, gradually weaker or less effective逐渐削弱（信心、权威等）；使逐步减少效力◆the director saw this move as an attempt to undermine his authority.经理认为此举是想削弱他的权威。◆this crisis threatens to undermine the very foundations of social life.这场危机可能会损害社会生活的根基。ⓘ things that can be undermined include sb's authority, credibility, faith, belief, confidence or morale or the foundations, security or stability of sth. * undermine 的宾语可以是某人的 authority、credibility、faith、belief、confidence 或 morale，或是某事物的 foundation、security 或 stability。■ erode /ɪrəʊd; name ɪroʊd/ [transitive, intransitive] (rather formal, especially business尤用于商业) to gradually destroy the value of sth or people's confidence in sth逐渐损害（价值或信心）；毁坏；削弱◆price rises have eroded profit margins.价格上涨使利润减少了。◆we live in a world whose moral base has been eroded.我们生活在一个道德基础已变得薄弱的世界。ⓘ things that can be eroded include profits, profitability, margins, revenues, the value of sth, sb's confidence or support. * erode 的宾语可以是 profit、profitability、margin、revenue、the value of sth、sb's confidence 或 support。■ weaken [intransitive, transitive] to become or make sb less determined or certain about sth; to make sb's position of authority weaker使（决心或确信度）减弱；动摇；削弱◆she felt herself beginning to weaken in the face of his persuasion.面对他的劝说，她觉得自己开始犹豫了。◆nothing could weaken his resolve to continue.什么也不能动摇他继续下去的决心。◆this new scandal has severely weakened the president's position.这桩新丑闻已严重动摇了总统的地位。■ sap (-pp-) [transitive] to make sb/ sth less strong; to gradually destroy sb's energy, confidence or enthusiasm使虚弱；削弱（体力、信心或热情）◆the hot sun sapped our energy.火辣辣的太阳烤得我们虚弱无力。◆years of failure have sapped him of his confidence.连年失败使他逐渐丧失了自信。ⓘ things that can be sapped include sb's strength, energy, vitality, enthusiasm, will, confidence and morale. * sap 的宾语可以是某人的 strength、energy、vitality、enthusiasm、will、confidence 和 morale。■ wear sb/sth down -->phrasal verb(wore, worn)to make sb/sth weaker or less determined, especially by continually attacking or putting pressure on them/it over a period of time（尤指通过不断攻击或施加压力）使衰弱，使意志薄弱◆her persistence paid off and she eventually wore me down.她锲而不舍取得成功，终于使我服输了。◆this relentless pressure began to wear down their resistance.这种无情的压力开始瓦解他们的抵抗。undermine [transitive] to make sth, especially sb's confidence or authority, gradually weaker or less effective逐渐削弱（信心、权威等）；使逐步减少效力◆the director saw this move as an attempt to undermine his authority.经理认为此举是想削弱他的权威。◆this crisis threatens to undermine the very foundations of social life.这场危机可能会损害社会生活的根基。ⓘ things that can be undermined include sb's authority, credibility, faith, belief, confidence or morale or the foundations, security or stability of sth. * undermine 的宾语可以是某人的 authority、credibility、faith、belief、confidence 或 morale，或是某事物的 foundation、security 或 stability。undermine/ˌʌndəˈmaɪn ||; ˌʌndɚˈmaɪn/verb [t] to make sth weaker 削弱；损害: ◇the public's confidence in the government has been undermined by the crisis. 这场危机损害了公众对政府的信心。 underminesee ⇨ spoil 2 un·der·mine /ˏʌndə`maɪn; ˌʌndəˈmaɪn/v [t]to gradually make someone less confident or make something less strong or effective 逐渐削弱［损害］:◇she totally undermined his self-confidence. 渐渐地，她完全削弱了他的自信心。 |
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