undermines

英 [ˌʌndəˈmaɪnz]

美 [ˌʌndərˈmaɪnz]

v.  逐渐削弱(信心、权威等); 使逐步减少效力; 从根基处破坏; 挖…的墙脚
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柯林斯词典

• VERB （常指逐渐或反复）削弱，损害（情感、体制等）
  If youunderminesomething 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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• VERB （常指间接地）削弱，损害，动摇（某人的地位或权威）
  If youunderminesomeone orunderminetheir position or authority, you make their authority or position less secure, often by indirect methods.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• VERB 破坏，损害（某人的努力或成功的机会）
  If youunderminesomeone's efforts orunderminetheir chances of achieving something, you behave in a way that makes them less likely to succeed.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• They argue that the amendment undermines Canadian federalism.
  他们认为该修正案损害了加拿大联邦制。
• This largely undermines the value of the DMZ.
  这极大地破坏了DMZ的价值。
• And if you go beyond it, aren't you being paternalistic that undermines your loving.
  如果你超越了这个，难道你不是家长式作风，你的爱逐渐消失了么？
• Protectionism clearly undermines the notion of an open and efficient market.
  保护主义显然破坏了开放和高效率市场的概念。
• Family values, albeit flawed, built News Corp. Easy exit also undermines managers 'loyalty.
  家族价值观尽管存在缺陷，却造就了新闻集团（NewsCorp）。快进快出也有损于经理人的忠诚度。
• This undermines the value of the database's native access control and auditing function.
  这会对数据库本机访问控制和审核功能的价值带来影响。
• The encyclical undermines their efforts.
  教皇通谕对他们的努力没有帮助。
• It undermines cohesion and creates dissension.
  这件事会破坏团结，制造纠纷。
• Any disease which undermines a man's general health will interfere with his sperm production
  任何有损男性整体健康状况的疾病都会影响精子的产生。
• The illicit drug trade also undermines governance, institutions and societal cohesion.
  非法贩运毒品也削弱治理、机构和社会凝聚力。