undermine
英[ˌʌndə'maɪn] 美[ˌʌndər'maɪn]
"The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"
"The river was caving the banks"
1.（常指逐渐或反复）削弱，损害（情感、体制等）
If youundermine 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.
e.g. Offering advice on each and every problem willundermine her feeling of being adult...
对每个问题都给出建议会令她觉得自己不像个成年人。
e.g. Western intelligence agencies are accused of trying toundermine the government.
西方情报机构被指责企图动摇该政府的统治。
2.（常指间接地）削弱，损害，动摇（某人的地位或权威）
If youundermine someone orundermine their position or authority, you make their authority or position less secure, often by indirect methods.
e.g. She undermined him and destroyed his confidence in his own talent...
她暗中打击他，让他对自己的才华信心全无。
e.g. The conversations were designed toundermine her authority so she felt that she could no longer work for the company.
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.破坏，损害（某人的努力或成功的机会）
If youundermine someone's efforts orundermine their chances of achieving something, you behave in a way that makes them less likely to succeed.
e.g. The continued fighting threatens toundermine efforts to negotiate an agreement...
持续的战斗会破坏希望通过谈判来达成协议的努力。
e.g. I don't want to do something that wouldundermine the chances of success.
我不想做会影响成功机会的事情。
1. 危害：美国绝不会采取可能危害(undermine)到六方会谈体系、六方会谈真实性以及我们伙伴的任何措施. 我们的态度非常明确. 北韩必须就钚、浓缩铀(HEU)计划、核武器、核扩散问题接受彻底的验证,我们都要认定这一点. 我们将和盟国密切合作,
2. 安德麦：A : 比如说,安德麦(undermine)的赛车游戏......A : 没错,联盟与部落的玩家终於可以前往地精的主城了. 安德麦所在的科赞岛(Isle of Kezan)将被开放,那是一
They will do anything to undermine their adversary's reputation.
他们会不择手段地去损害对手的名誉。
The President's enemies are spreading rumours to undermine his authority.
总统的敌人在散布谣言以逐渐破坏他的威信。
Badgers had undermined the foundations of the church.
獾在这座教堂的地基处打了洞。
A mole can undermine the strongest rampart.
一只田鼠能毁坏最坚固的堡垒。
Our confidence in the team has been seriously undermined by their recent defeats.
该队最近的几次失败已严重动摇了我们对他们的信心。
This crisis has undermined his position.
这场危机已损害了他的地位。
Offering advice on each and every problem will undermine her feeling of being adult...
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.
西方情报机构被指责企图动摇该政府的统治。
She undermined him and destroyed his confidence in his own talent...
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.
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。
The continued fighting threatens to undermine efforts to negotiate an agreement...
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.
我不想做会影响成功机会的事情。
Financial stress, long hours and pet peeves can undermine a marriage in such setups.
在这种环境下,财务压力 、 长时间工作和生活中的坏毛病都可能会破坏婚姻关系.
The text, if adopted, would severely undermine poor countries'right to development.
文本, 如获通过, 将严重损害穷国的发展权.
A scan of dire headlines might undermine this optimism, but a little perspective supports it.
尽管一眼望去尽是耸人听闻的新闻标题影响了我们的乐观看法, 但还是有事实来支持这一观点的.
Links that don't behave as expected undermine users'understanding of their own system.
链接行为与预期不符破坏了用户对他们自己的系统的理解.
Only by offering credible protection could the Americans undermine the militias.
只有提供了可靠的保护措施,美军才能破坏形形色色的民兵组织.
Colleagues may try to undermine you when talking to superiors.
当和前辈谈话时同事可能会诋毁你.
This cannot and will not undermine the socialist economy.
这样做不会也不可能破坏社会主义经济.
This would undermine the impact of valve selection of a variety of factors taken into account.
这种影响会破坏调节阀选择时所考虑的各种因素.
Will undermine your aspirations and sense of direction.
破坏你的心志方向.
Reading such book would cover up our intelligence and undermine our resolve.
因为看了会蒙蔽我们的智慧,败坏我们的意志.
Ted suspects that some people are trying to undermine his reputation.
泰德疑心有人企图暗中破坏他的名誉.
Do your cases support Cohn's point, or undermine it?
你的个案支持或削弱了Cohn的论点 呢 ?
Obviously, this can be irritating for users, and ultimately undermine their effectiveness.
显然有可能会惹恼使用者, 最终会降低他们的工作效率.
Incidents like these began to undermine Angleton's credibility.
这一类事情开始损毁安格尔顿的声誉.
The President's enemies are spreading rumours to undermine his authority.
总统的敌人在散布谣言以逐渐破坏他的威信.
A mole can undermine the strongest rampart.
一只田鼠能毁坏最坚固的堡垒.
First, the class, we need to seriously undermine the classroom lectures and not to discipline.
首先, 课堂上我们需要认真听课和不要破坏课堂纪律.
She tried to undermine our friendship.
她试图破坏我们的友谊.
Will they undermine our socialism?
这些会不会冲击我们的社会主义 呢 ?
Brown's investigation seems to undermine history's version of Cleopatra's death.
布朗的调查似乎会推翻关于克利奥帕特拉死亡的历史说法.
We idolize success and status and thus undermine our mutual respect.
我们过度崇拜成功和地位,从而削弱了彼此间的尊重.
We must under-mine the gate..; we must pull up the pavement until we can creep under.
出自：F. MarryatNecessarie it is..to undermine a great way by candle-light..under the mountains.
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