单词
undermine
读音
ˌʌndərˈmaɪn
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英式
词根
"Undermine" 由词根 "under-" 和 "mine" 组成。"Under-" 的意思是“在……之下”，而 "mine" 则意为“矿”，原本用来描述挖掘地下矿物，后来演变为现在的意思。
释义
vt. 破坏，渐渐破坏；挖掘地基 [ 第三人称单数 undermines 现在分词 undermining 过去式 undermined 过去分词 undermined ]
例句
He accused me of slandering him and trying to undermine his position.
他指控我诽谤他并想削弱他的地位。
The prosecution did its best to undermine the credibility of the witness.
原告竭力削弱证人的可信性。
The continued fighting threatens to undermine efforts to negotiate an agreement.
持续的战斗有可能破坏通过谈判达成协议的努力。
He accused me of slandering him and trying to undermine his position.
他指控我诽谤他并想削弱他的地位。
The prosecution did its best to undermine the credibility of the witness.
原告竭力削弱证人的可信性。
The continued fighting threatens to undermine efforts to negotiate an agreement.
持续的战斗有可能破坏通过谈判达成协议的努力。
强化记忆
可以尝试查找两端语言环境中的对应词，“undermine”这个词可以对应中文中的“暗中破坏”或者是“逐渐削弱"之类的词，这样记忆的时候，可以联想比较明显的瑕疵，比如在一座高楼之下挖了一个大洞，这座高楼就可能会倒塌，这样就记住了"undermine"的意思。“Undermine”这个词在中世纪晚期通过物理的“在下面挖掘”来传达“秘密破坏”的含义。因此，这个词经常用于形容政策、立场或权力等潜在的破坏。
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that suppress science,that undermine innovationand that discourage transparency.
there has been concerted and continuous opposition by employers and politiciansto undermine unions.Employers no longer suppress unions
can increase our stressand undermine our happiness.So just what is the cost?
but a tide of shit is beating at its walls,threatening to undermine it."I consider myself the tide of shit.
Now, why wouldn't thisundermine an objective morality?Well think of how we talk about food:
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