英:[ˌʌndəˈmaɪn]
美:[ˌʌndərˈmaɪn]
英:[ˌʌndəˈmaɪn]
美:[ˌʌndərˈmaɪn]
un·der·mine
uhn dr maIn
第三人称单数:undermines
现在分词:undermining
过去式:undermined
过去分词:undermined
underminer (n.)
transitive verb
to weaken the foundations of.The dike is being undermined by water.
to gradually, secretly, or imperceptibly weaken and destroy.Her mother-in-law undermined her relationship with her husband.The rumors undermined the candidate's credibility.
约于1300年, undermyne,意为“通过挖掘基础使其不稳定”,源自 under 和 mine(v.1)“挖掘”。比喻意义“通过隐蔽、秘密或不光彩的手段伤害”可追溯至15世纪初。荷兰语中类似的构词法为 ondermijnen,丹麦语为 underminere,德语为 unterminiren。古英语动词为 underdelfan。相关词汇: Undermined; undermining。
The first known use of undermine was in the 14th century
underpayverb
to pay too little
underpassnoun
a passage underneath something (as for a road passing under another road)
underpantsplural noun
short or long pants worn under an outer garment
underpayverb
to pay too little
undernourishedadjective
supplied with too little food for health and growth
underneath1 of 2preposition
right under
wore their bathing suits underneath their clothes
under the control of
underneath2 of 2adverb
under or below an object or an outside part
soaked through the jacket to the shirt underneath
on the lower side
a pot blackened underneath
undermineverb
to dig out or wear away the earth beneath
undermine a wall
to weaken or ruin secretly or gradually
undermine a government
undermineverb
to dig out or wear away the earth beneath
undermine a wall
to weaken or ruin secretly or gradually
undermine a government
undermineverb
to dig out or wear away the earth beneath
undermine a wall
to weaken or ruin secretly or gradually
undermine a government
1 But in his speeches, he tried to convince audiences that giving African Americans the rights of citizenship would undermine white society and safety.
2 Giving ground does not undermine your position.
让步不会让你丢失立场。
3 Eventually, though, Padre Sinkovich undermined the very foundations of his church, which collapsed on top of him, writing finis to another droll chapter in Milagro’s history.
4 But if peace talks undermined Nixon’s chances to win the election, Nixon was prepared to undermine the peace talks.
5 Confidence in experimental knowledge thus requires the natural/artificial distinction to be undermined and replaced by the conviction that by performing procedures that correspond to natural processes I can have true knowledge of those processes.
6 Taking our powers of rapid cognition seriously means we have to acknowledge the subtle influences that can alter or undermine or bias the products of our unconscious.
7 She saw now that she had undermined his authority in all eyes by flouting his orders.
8 The irony, though, is that that very desire for confidence is precisely what ends up undermining the accuracy of their decision.
9 Incidents like these began to undermine Angleton's credibility.
这一类事情开始损毁安格尔顿的声誉.
10 Ishmael was all right, but Ahab he could not respect and this ultimately undermined the book for him.
11 It systematically undermines the solidarity of the family, and it calls its leader by a name which is a direct appeal to the sentiment of family loyalty.
12 As Driscoll struggled to recover, her male colleagues started to undermine her.
13 Like one who digs a tunnel beneath a fortress, I would undermine his revenge, not aid it.
14 It was a deeply disturbing turn of events, essentially abrogating the Treaty of Versailles and undermining the foundations on which European peace had been built since 1919.
15 The Nazis call these leaflets enemy propaganda, designed to undermine German morale.
16 More and more kids saw her cheer- leading behavior as undermining the basketball team and its perfect record.
17 He never once angered or frightened Shin or undermined his recovery.
18 But there is not much left to undermine.
但是已经没什么能被削弱了。
19 Like Tycho before him, he saw the supernova as undermining the Aristotelian notion of literally fixed and eternal stars.
20 The Nazis called such criticisms the “intentional undermining of the will to fight.”
3 逐渐损害
4 逐渐削弱
6 伤害
scathing nocent damage injury hurt harm teen prejudice bruise grievance detriment disservice contusion wound detract mortify endamage touch injure poison stab spoil offend outrage debauch disserve
8 损害
damage loss injury hurt wound stain punishment trauma disadvantage insult prejudice lesion nuisance mischief detriment disservice ill derogation prey injure impair maim jigger scathe damnify compromise spoil crab
9 的常见搭配词
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