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

  1. VERB （常指逐渐或反复）削弱，损害（情感、体制等）
    If you undermine something 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。
  2. VERB （常指间接地）削弱，损害，动摇（某人的地位或权威）
    If you undermine someone or undermine their 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。
  3. VERB 破坏，损害（某人的努力或成功的机会）
    If you undermine someone's efforts or undermine their 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。
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双语例句

  1. For more than a century, americans have debated how far the federal government should go to prevent dominant companies from undermining economic competition.
    一个多世纪以来，美国人一直在争论联邦政府在阻止垄断公司破坏经济竞争方面究竟有多大权限。
  2. After all, he's a department head, and we ought to avoid any suggestion of undermining his authority.
    毕竟他是该部门的主任，而我们又不可能建议削减他的职权。
  3. 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。
  4. Salim Salim says regional conflicts are undermining all progress.
    萨利姆说，地区冲突破坏了所有的进展。
  5. But one university psychologist has warned this is wreaking havoc with our self-image and undermining our sense of self-worth.
    但是一位大学心理学家警告说，这种名人崇拜将会严重干扰我们对自我形象的认识、破坏我们的自我价值感。
  6. I know that some in China believe that greater freedom could threaten economic progress by undermining social stability.
    我知道，在中国有人认为扩大自由会破坏社会稳定，从而威胁经济发展。
  7. 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。
  8. By punishing Russia economically, the US and Europe are undermining the open international system.
    通过在经济上惩罚俄罗斯，美国和欧洲正在破坏开放的国际体系。
  9. The banks remain under state control, undermining their independence.
    各家银行仍处于政府控制之下，削弱了它们的独立性。
  10. Moral hazard the undermining of incentives will be averted: a strong message will be sent.
    道德风险激励政策受到削弱将得以避免：这将传递一个强大的信息。
  11. 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。
  12. Undermining the monolithic character of the main political parties.
    破坏这些主要政党的内部一致性。
  13. That's undermining jobs directly.
    这是直接破坏工作。
  14. But if you have these responses when you are grown up, the past is undermining the present.
    但是，如果当你已经成年，会做出这些响应，那么过去正在影响到了现在。
  15. 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；
  16. 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。
  17. It risks undermining gains made in agriculture, health, and infrastructure.
    它有可能消弱在农业、健康和基础设施方面取得的收益。
  18. Officials said the attack was aimed at undermining the peace process between the two countries.
    官方人员声称此次袭击目的在于暗中破坏两国之间的和平进程。
  19. Teachers have launched a devastating attack on, accusing many of failing in their responsibilities and undermining.
    教师们对家长们发起了一场猛烈的抨击，指责他们没有尽到自身的责任并且破坏了学校教育。
  20. Britain was accused of undermining international efforts to reduce pollution.
    英国被指责破坏国际社会为减少污染所作出的努力。
  21. 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。
  22. 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。
  23. We will resolutely oppose any activity aimed at splitting the motherland or undermining ethnic solidarity.
    坚决反对分裂祖国和破坏民族团结的行为。
  24. 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。
  25. 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。
  26. Telling them they are late could be seen as undermining their position over you.
    告诉老板他们迟到了可能被看成你在藐视他们的地位。
  27. 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。
  28. These investors say that concerns about widespread insider trading are undermining confidence in the Japanese market.
    这些投资者表示，对内幕交易泛滥的担心正影响着投资者对日本市场的信心。
  29. Traditional management models don't tell leaders how to support their Agile teams without undermining their emerging self-organisation.
    传统管理模式并没有告诉领导者，如何去支持其敏捷团队，又不削弱他们浮现出的自组织。
  30. Disobeying or undermining the political and religious governors of this information was severely punished.
    信息表明违反和破坏政治约束和宗教统治者的管理就要受到严厉的惩罚。
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