undermine

undermine音标

英 [ˌʌndəˈmaɪn]

美 [ˌʌndərˈmaɪn]

undermine基本释义

vt.逐渐削弱；暗中损害；在...下挖；从根基处损害

undermine用法及例句

n.(名词)

洞穴

基蚀

v.(动词)

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

v.(动词)

vt. 削弱…的基础 wear away the earth beneath, removing support

vt. 逐渐损坏 weaken or destroy gradually

verb

1. hollow out as if making a cave or opening

e.g. The river was caving the banks

Synonym: cave

2. destroy property or hinder normal operations

e.g. The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war

Synonym: sabotagecounterminecounteractsubvertweaken

1. （常指逐渐或反复）削弱，损害（情感、体制等）If you undermine something such as a feeling or a system, you make it less strong or less secure than it was before, often by a gradual process or by repeated efforts.

e.g. Offering advice on each and every problem will undermine her feeling of being adult...对每个问题都给出建议会令她觉得自己不像个成年人。e.g. 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*府的统治。

2. （常指间接地）削弱，损害，动摇（某人的地位或）If you undermine someone or undermine their position or authority, you make their authority or position less secure, often by indirect methods.

e.g. She undermined him and destroyed his confidence in his own talent...她暗中打击他，让他对自己的才华信心全无。e.g. The conversations were designed to undermine her authority so she felt that she could no longer work for the company.这些谈话有意削弱她的威信，这样她会觉得自己在公司干不下去。

3. 破坏，损害（某人的努力或成功的机会）If you undermine someone's efforts or undermine their chances of achieving something, you behave in a way that makes them less likely to succeed.

e.g. 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。e.g. I don't want to do something that would undermine the chances of success.我不想做会影响成功机会的事情。

1. 危害：美国绝不会采取可能危害(undermine)到六方会谈体系、六方会谈真实性以及我们伙伴的任何措施. 我们的态度非常明确. 北韩必须就钚、浓缩铀(HEU)计划、核武器、核扩散问题接受彻底的验证,我们都要认定这一点. 我们将和盟国密切合作,

2. 安德麦：A : 比如说,安德麦(Undermine)的赛车游戏......A : 没错,联盟与部落的玩家终於可以前往地精的主城了. 安德麦所在的科赞岛(Isle of Kezan)将被开放,那是一

常用例句

词汇搭配

用作动词(v.)

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.**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。

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.)

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

We must under-mine the gate..; we must pull up the pavement until we can creep under.

出自：F. Marryat

Necessarie it is..to undermine a great way by candle-light..under the mountains.

出自：absol.

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。

近义词

临近词

subvert推翻

destroy破坏

demoralize使士气低落

countermine反地道

scotch伤口

undercut削弱

destabilize使不稳定

challenge挑战

damage损害

sabotage怠工

counteract抵制

cave洞穴

dent凹痕

emasculate阉割

rust铁锈

weaken使 ... 弱，削弱...

undermine a wall

undermined edge

undermined enamel

underminer

undermine authority

undermined

undermined health

undermine discipline

underline

undermine confidence

underneath

undermine a union

相关列句

Don't undermine your achievements by misspelling them.(不要因为拼写错误而破坏了你的成就。)

Low wages and repeated or prolonged unemployment frequently interact to undermine the capacity for self-support.(低工资和反复或长期失业经常相互作用，削弱了自立能力。)

The "brain drain" may also undermine medical training in future.(“人才外流”还可能破坏未来的医疗培训。)

Asshole bosses typically work to undermine your self-confidence the whole time.(混蛋老板通常会在整个过程中努力削弱你的自信。)

Will we ensure the rights of nations or undermine them?(我们是确保各国的权利，还是损害这些权利？)

His enemies are spreading rumours to undermine his authority.(他的敌人在散布谣言来暗中破坏他的威信。)

That would further undermine the credibility of the election.(那将会进一步破坏选举的可信度。)

Egypt promises to undermine both those propositions.(埃及承诺将破坏这些主张。)

Giving ground does not undermine your position.(让步不会让你丢失立场。)

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。)