undermining

英 [ˌʌndəˈmaɪnɪŋ]

美 [ˌʌndərˈmaɪnɪŋ]

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
undermine的现在分词

现在分词：undermining　复数：underminings　

BNC.33204 / COCA.24668

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

• World leaders have an interest in ensuring that these issues are resolved without undermining the open trading system.
  确保这些问题在不损害开放贸易体系的前提下得到解决，符合各国领导人的利益。
• Unfortunately, Beijing's actions are sometimes regarded as undermining its own apparent strategy.
  不幸的是，北京的行动有时被认为破坏了自己的明显战略。
• House prices are now dropping in most large cities, further undermining consumer confidence.
  如今，多数大城市的房价都在下跌，这进一步挫伤了消费者信心。
• We should be in a position of encouraging confidence, not undermining it.
  我们应当立足于鼓励建立信心，而不是破坏它。
• His creative intelligence was used into the work of destruction and undermining philosophy.
  他的创造性天才却被用于从事破坏和摧毁哲学的工作。
• Some commentators say the American emphasis on winning at all costs is undermining sportsmanship and good manners.
  有些评论家认为，美国人强调要不惜一切代价赢得比赛，因而损害了运动员的道德和良好举止；
• In addition, the rampancy of such cheating is undermining the principles of social justice and fairness.
  另外，这种作弊的泛滥正在逐渐削弱社会的公平和正义。
• Some lawmakers expressed frustration about continued terrorist safe havens in Pakistan that are undermining NATO efforts in Afghanistan.
  一些议员对巴基斯坦继续成为恐怖分子的安全藏身处而破坏北约在阿富汗的工作感到挫折。
• The failure to reform governance in recent years is undermining the authority and effectiveness of the IMF.
  近年来，imf在改革治理方面乏善可陈，正在影响其权威和效率。
• Brennan said transnational crime threatens the world economy because criminals damage and distort financial systems by entering markets and undermining legitimate competition and market integrity.
  布伦南表示，跨国犯罪威胁世界经济，因为罪犯们通过进入市场、破坏合法竞争与市场完整性而损害并扭曲了金融系统。