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

• This not only constitutes a serious threat to China's security and an obstacle to China's peaceful reunification, but also undermines peace and stability in Asia and the world at large.
  这不仅是对中国安全的严重威胁，为中国的和平统一事业设置障碍，也不利于亚洲和世界的和平与稳定。
• Momentum also undermines China's regional charm offensives.
  发展势头也削弱了中国的区域魅力攻势。
• 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。
• Furthermore, the special treatment undermines attempts to turn North Korea into a normal member of the international community.
  此外，在此事上对朝鲜的特殊对待，破坏了将朝鲜转变为国际社会正常一员的努力。
• The encyclical undermines their efforts.
  教皇通谕对他们的努力没有帮助。
• This fear could easily be self-fulfilling, because it weakens confidence and further undermines the case for additional stimulus.
  这种担心很容易自我实现，因为它会打击信心，进而削弱政府出台新刺激政策的理由。
• Their continued existence undermines the international credibility of US support for free trade.
  这些法规的持续存在侵蚀了美国支持自由贸易的国际信誉。
• It undermines cohesion and creates dissension.
  这件事会破坏团结，制造纠纷。
• When we feel stressed we often feel out of control of the situation-which undermines our self confidence.
  当我们倍感压力时通常也会感到自己对场面失去了控制&这会打击我们的自信心。
• 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。