undoing

英 [ʌnˈduːɪŋ]

美 [ʌnˈduːɪŋ]

n.  失败的原因
v.  打开; 解开; 拆开; 消除，取消，废止(某事的影响); 打败; 挫败
undo的现在分词

现在分词：undoing　

BNC.20696 / COCA.19759

牛津词典

noun

• 失败的原因
  the reason why sb fails at sth or is unsuccessful in life
  1. That one mistake was his undoing.
     他一失足即成千古恨。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 失败的原因；毁灭的原因
  If something is someone'sundoing, it is the cause of their failure.
  1. His lack of experience may prove to be his undoing...
     他缺乏经验可能会最终导致他的失败。
  2. Issues of national defense have been the undoing of Democratic candidates.
     国防问题导致了民主党候选人的失利。

英英释义

noun

• loosening the ties that fasten something
  1. the tying of bow ties is an ar
  Synonym:untyingunfastening
• an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done)

双语例句

• Our attempt to climb higher was our undoing: we fell off the rock.
  企图爬得更高是我们失败的原因，我们从岩石上摔了下来。
• I shall play the game of my undoing.
  我要参与这场使我失败的比赛。
• He entered the house shortly after the arrival of the packages, and heard her upstairs undoing them.
  在她收到包裹后不久，克莱尔进了屋子，听见了她在楼上打开包裹的声音。
• Issues of national defense have been the undoing of Democratic candidates.
  国防问题导致了民主党候选人的失利。
• It seems we spend much of our adult life undoing damage that occurred during childhood.
  看来，我们花了相当比例的成年日子，去撤回童年所造成的毁坏。
• In the options market, undoing a conversion or a reversal to restore the option buyer's original position.
  在期权市场中取消一个兑换或做一个逆转恢复到期权购买者初始的位置。
• Changing parties could be her political undoing.
  不断改变立场可能是她政治生涯毁灭的原因。
• The undoing of the parcel took some time.
  解开那件包裹要费一点时间。
• Drink was this man's undoing.
  饮酒是这个人完蛋的原因。
• Stress can be the undoing of so many fine players.
  紧张可能是这许多优秀选手失败的原因。