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

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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。