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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3409 COCA: 3697
undermine
ʌndəʳmn ˌʌndərˈmaɪn ˈʌndərˌmaɪn
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense undermines, present participle undermining, past tense , past participle undermined
1 VERB (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. (常指逐渐或反复)削弱,损害(情感、体制等)
  • Offering advice on each and every problem will undermine her feeling of being adult. [VERB noun]

    对每个问题都给出建议会令她觉得自己不像个成年人。

  • Western intelligence agencies are accused of trying to undermine the government. [VERB noun]

    西方情报机构被指责企图动摇该政府的统治。

2 VERB (常指间接地)削弱,损害,动摇(某人的地位或权威) If you undermine someone or undermine their position or authority, you make their authority or position less secure, often by indirect methods. (常指间接地)削弱,损害,动摇(某人的地位或权威)
  • She undermined him and destroyed his confidence in his own talent. [VERB noun]

    她暗中打击他,让他对自己的才华信心全无。

  • The conversations were designed to undermine her authority so she felt that she could no longer work for the company. [VERB noun]

    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 VERB 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. 破坏,损害(某人的努力或成功的机会)
  • The continued fighting threatens to undermine efforts to negotiate an agreement. [VERB noun]

    持续的战斗会破坏希望通过谈判来达成协议的努力。

  • I don't want to do something that would undermine the chances of success. [VERB noun]

    我不想做会影响成功机会的事情。

Word Partnership
Word PartnershipUse undermine with:
N.

undermine government, undermine peace, undermine security 1

undermine authority 1 2

undermine confidence 2

VERB.

threaten to undermine, try to undermine 1 2 3

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3409 COCA: 3697
undermine

verb

ADVERB | VERB + UNDERMINE ADVERBgreatly, radically, seriously, severely, significantly極大地破壞;徹底損害;嚴重削弱;顯著破壞His position within the government has been seriously undermined.他在政府中的地位遭到嚴重削弱。completely, totally完全/徹底破壞ultimately最終破壞It ultimately undermined his ability to play.這最終削弱了他的比賽能力。rather, somewhat有些損壞;一定程度上削弱further進一步破壞effectively有效削弱actively主動破壞fatally致命地破壞subtly不知不覺地損壞systematically系統地破壞gradually, increasingly, progressively逐漸/日益/逐步削弱eventually最終破壞potentially可能會破壞constantly不斷破壞VERB + UNDERMINEthreaten to威脅要破壞attempt to, seek to, try to企圖破壞;設法損害conspire to, help (to), serve to, tend to密謀破壞;助長破壞;有削弱作用;趨向於損害be likely to很可能破壞be designed to, be intended to計劃破壞;企圖損害a terror attack intended to undermine the morale of citizens旨在打擊市民士氣的一次恐怖襲擊
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3409 COCA: 3697
undermine

verb

undermine ♦︎ 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 / moraleto undermine / erode / weaken sb's positionto 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 ɪˈrəʊd; NAmE ɪˈroʊd [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。 ˌwear sb/sth ˈdown

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。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3409 COCA: 3697
undermine
To become, or to make something weaker: lessen, reduce, subside...
To harm someone's reputation: discredit, slander, taint...

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