Undermining是英語動詞undermine的現在分詞形式，英式發音為[ˌʌndəˈmaɪnɪŋ]，原意指通過挖掘或侵蝕破壞物體基底的結構，引申為逐漸削弱、暗中破壞或動搖某事物的根基。其語義涵蓋物理性的結構破壞（如岩層侵蝕）與抽象性的損害（如權威削弱），在語言學中屬於C2級高級辭彙，常見於學術及正式語境。
該詞在專業領域形成固定術語：礦業指地下隧道挖掘的“暗挖法”，醫學描述牙齒隱蔽破壞的“潛行性齲”，水利工程指堤壩基礎侵蝕的“堤防淘空”。爆破技術中的“坑道爆破”與外科手術的“潛行剝離”亦使用該術語。其詞根由under（下方）與mine（挖掘）構成，詞義演變映射從具體挖掘行為到抽象削弱過程的概念延伸，例句廣泛見於政治、經濟、法律等領域的權威文本。
基本介紹
- 外文名：undermining
- 詞性：動詞
- 發音：[ˌʌndəˈmaɪnɪŋ]
單詞釋義,英英釋義,詞典雙解,短語搭配,雙語例句,
單詞釋義
英 [ˌʌndəˈmaɪnɪŋ]
英英釋義
undermine [ ,ʌndə'mainiŋ ]
v.
1、destroy property or hinder normal operations
同義詞： sabotage countermine counteract subvert weaken
2、hollow out as if making a cave or opening
同義詞： cave
詞典雙解
柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典
undermine /ˌʌndəˈmaɪn/ ( undermining, undermined, undermines )
1.V-T 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. 逐漸削弱; 逐漸動搖
2.V-T If you undermine someone or undermine their position or authority, you make their authority or position less secure, often by indirect methods. (通常以間接方式) 動搖 (某人的地位或權威)
3.V-T 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. 破壞; 損害 (某人的努力或成功的機會)
短語搭配
undermining undercutting 底部截槽
undermining blast 坑內爆炸 ; 坑內開炸
undermining method 暗挖法
undermining the roof 屋頂下面
UNDERMINING AUTHORITY 礦洞爆破
undermining caries [口腔] 潛行性齲
undermining of levee 堤防淘空
undermining sublevel [礦業] 分段下面拉底
undermining dissection 潛行剝離
雙語例句
- Dobson blames activist judges for undermining families with favourable gay-marriage rulings. 多布森責備激進派法官們通過贊成同性婚姻的裁決破壞家庭。
- Is a boss undermining your day-to-day control over decision making? 老闆是否破壞你對日常決策的控制？
- Our continuing failure to deal with the environmental declines that are undermining the world food economy forces me to conclude that such a collapse is possible. 在應對破壞世界糧食經濟的環境惡化的過程中，我們的連續失敗迫使我得出這樣一個結論：這種崩潰是有可能發生的。
- Undermining One Of The EU's Three Pillars 歐盟的三大支柱之一正在動搖
- That risked undermining the alliance’s credibility. 而這是要擔削弱北約信譽風險的。
- Slower Global Growth Undermining Poverty reduction. 全球經濟放緩不利於減貧。
- Salim Salim says regional conflicts are undermining all progress. 薩利姆說，地區衝突破壞了所有的進展。
- In practice, however, the hedge risks undermining the engagement. 但在實踐中未必如此，防範政策很可能會損害接觸政策的基礎。
- There's a difference between knowing yourself and undermining yourself. 了解你自己和破壞你自己可不一樣。
- Undermining the value of CDS insurance could deeply distort the market. 破壞CDS的保險價值，會極大地扭曲市場。
- Low natural-gas prices are also undermining the case for wind power. 天然氣價格的低廉同時也在逐漸消弱著風能的市場。
- This will push Greece even deeper into debt, further undermining confidence. 這樣便將希臘推入更深的債務之中，進一步破壞了信心。
- It risks undermining gains made in agriculture, health, and infrastructure. 它有可能消弱在農業、健康和基礎設施方面取得的收益。
- Science has been charged with undermining morality, but the charge is unjust. 科學一直被無盡的道德標準指責，但這種指責是不公正的。
- The first iteration of the policy issued too many permits, undermining demand. 政策實施之初發放太多的許可證會暗中損害需求。
- Another factor undermining the card companies is the rise of debt settlement firms. 另一個逐漸消弱信用卡公司的因素是債務清算公司的興起。
- The blunder made the underground instrument undergo an undermining of the thunderbolt. 這個失策讓地下儀器經受了一次雷電的破壞。
- Teachers who criticise the comprehensive system are typically accused of undermining it. 那些批評教育綜合系統的老師總是通常被指責成破壞這個系統的人。
- Then Dell moved into retail distribution, undermining its "direct" distribution position. 再然後它轉向了零售業務，破壞了其“直銷”領域的地位。
- David Cameron says Mr Brown's approach is undermining confidence in Britain's economy. 而大衛·卡梅倫則指責布朗的手段正蠶食民眾對英國經濟的信心。
- But China's soaring wages and prices are undermining its international cost advantage. 但是中國急劇上升的工資水平和物價正逐漸消弱其在國際上成本的優勢。
- To be sure, the Japanese currency could also lose steam, undermining the strong-yen experiment. 當然，日圓也有可能喪失上漲動力，從而破壞日本的強勢日圓實驗。
- Unfortunately, Beijing's actions are sometimes regarded as undermining its own apparent strategy. 不幸的是，北京的行動有時被認為破壞了自己的明顯戰略。
- These are some of the forces undermining health that are being addressed during this conference. 這些是我們將在本次會議上處理的有損健康的一些因素。
