downfall 英 [ˈdaʊnfɔ:l]   美 [ˈdaʊnˌfɔl]

downfall

downfall  英 [ˈdaʊnfɔ:l] 美 [ˈdaʊnˌfɔl]

n. 衰败;垮台 

名词复数:downfalls 

The sex scandal finally led to his downfall. 这桩绯闻最终使他身败名裂。
Greed was her downfall. 贪得无厌就是她堕落的缘由。

  • A downfall is a sudden drop in status or strength. You might be winning at Monopoly until your opponents decide to team up against you, which leads to your downfall.
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  • n. 衰败;垮台
  • 1. The sex scandal finally led to his downfall.

    这桩绯闻最终使他身败名裂。

  • 2. Greed was her downfall.

    贪得无厌就是她堕落的缘由。

  • 3. Ice cream can be my downfall.

    冰淇淋可能会让我堕落。

  • downfall (n.) "ruin, fall from high condition," c. 1300, from down (adv.) + fall (v.).
down·fall / ˈdaʊnfɔːl ; NAmE ˈdaʊnfɔːl / noun [singular ] the loss of a person's money, power, social position, etc; the thing that causes this 衰落;衰败;垮台;衰落(或衰败、垮台)的原因 The sex scandal finally led to his downfall. 这桩绯闻最终使他身败名裂。 Greed was her downfall. 贪得无厌就是她堕落的缘由。 downfall downfalls down·fall / ˈdaʊnfɔːl ; NAmE ˈdaʊnfɔːl /
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