undermine
undermine 英 [ˌʌndəˈmaɪn] 美 [ˌʌndərˈmaɪn]
vt. 破坏，渐渐破坏；挖墙角
进行时:undermining 过去式:undermined 过去分词:undermined 第三人称单数:undermines
- To undermine literally means to dig a hole underneath something, making it likely to collapse. But we more often use the word to describe sabotage or the act of weakening someone else's efforts.
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- vt. 破坏，渐渐破坏；挖墙角
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1. Our confidence in the team has been seriously undermined by their recent defeats.
他们最近的几次失败已严重动摇了我们对该队的信心。
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2. This crisis has undermined his position.
这场危机已损害了他的地位。
- undermine (v.) c. 1300, undermyne, "render unstable by digging at the foundation," from under + mine (v.). The figurative sense "injure by invisible, secret, or dishonorable means" is attested from early 15c. Similar formation in Dutch ondermijnen, Danish underminere, German unterminiren. The Old English verb was underdelfan. Related: Undermined; undermining.
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