undermine [動詞] 侵蝕...的基礎;暗中破壞
undermine
[.ʌndə'main]
vt.逐漸削弱, 暗中損害, 在...下挖, 從根基處損害
例句與用法:
Some Americans want to go further and undermine him(Gorbachev), even to encourage a breakup of the Soviet Union. That would only play into the hands of reactionaries, not help the reformers.
有些美國人要進一步削弱他(戈爾巴喬夫), 甚至鼓勵蘇聯解體。那僅能予以反動派可乘之機,而無助於改革派。
Beware of the fifth column. They often infiltrate into key positions and seek to undermine the body politic from within.
要提防隱蔽的敵人,他們經常滲透到關鍵崗位企圖從內部破壞國家政體。
An investigation carried out ostensibly to uncover subversive activities but actually used to harass and undermine those with differing views.
政治迫害表面上是開展揭露顛覆的活動,但實際上用於擾亂和削弱持不同看法的人的調查
詞形變化:
動詞過去式: undermined | 動詞過去分詞: undermined | 動詞現在分詞: undermining | 動詞第三人稱單數: undermines |
英文解釋:
動詞 undermine:
destroy property or hinder normal operations
同義詞:sabotage, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken
hollow out as if making a cave or opening
同義詞:cave
以上來源於大辭典