undermine:是每日一词undermine

undermine

英 [ˌʌndəˈmaɪn]

美 [ˌʌndərˈmaɪn]

v.

侵蚀…底基;暗中破坏;逐渐削弱;破坏(建筑;要塞)底基

第三人称单数: undermines

现在分词: undermining

过去式: undermined

过去分词: undermined

英文释义:

v.

1.destroy property or hinder normal operations

破坏财产或妨碍正常营业者

2.hollow out as if making a cave or opening

挖空好像做了一个洞穴或开口

举个例子:

1.Rivers undermine their banks.

河水冲刷堤基。

2.Nothing can undermine their fast friendship.

没有什么能破坏他们忠实的友谊。

3.Illness undermined his strength.

疾病逐渐削弱了他的力气。

4.Insults undermined her confidence.

一再受到侮辱之后, 她渐渐丧失信心。

常用短语:

undermine confidence

丧失信心;削弱信心

undermine stability

破坏稳定

undermine unity

破坏团结

undermine health

损害健康

undermine structure

破坏结构

undermine authority

破坏权威;破坏威信

undermine regime

破坏政权

undermine basis

破坏基础

undermine power

破坏力量

词汇拓展:

近义词

v. disobey, hollow, hollow out, core out

联想词

subvert推翻;

weaken减少;

jeopardize危及, 损害;

discredit败坏…的名声;

threaten威胁;

erode腐蚀,侵蚀;

undercut廉价出售;

disrupt使分裂;

impede阻止;

thwart反对;

destroy毁坏;

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