undermine
柯林斯词典
1. V-T 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. 逐漸削弱; 逐漸動搖
Offering advice on each and every problem will undermine her feeling of being adult. 每個問題都爲她提出忠告會逐漸削弱她的成年意識。
2. V-T If you undermine someone or undermine their position or authority, you make their authority or position less secure, often by indirect methods. (通常以間接方式) 動搖 (某人的地位或權威)
She undermined him and destroyed his confidence in his own talent. 她動搖了他的地位,摧燬了他對自己才能的信心。
3. V-T 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. 破壞; 損害 (某人的努力或成功的機會)
The continued fighting threatens to undermine efforts to negotiate an agreement. 持續的戰鬭有可能破壞通過談判達成協議的努力。
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undermine /ˌʌndəˈmaɪn/ (undermining,undermined,undermines)
剑桥词典
- to make someone less confident , less powerful , or less likely to succeed , or to make something weaker , often gradually
- A succession of scandals and revelations has undermined the government over the past year .
- Suddenly she just turned on me and accused me of undermining her.
- The country's economic position has been seriously undermined by this affair .
- He's been trying to undermine her position by spreading rumours about her.
- If you continually criticize children you can seriously undermine their confidence . 返回 undermine
(常指逐漸地)削弱信心、權威等,損害
The president has accused two cabinet members of working secretly to undermine his position /him. 縂統指責有兩位內閣部長在暗中算計他。
Criticism just undermines their confidence . 批評衹是削弱了他們的信心。
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