undermine 

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单词释义
vt.破坏,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
词根词缀记忆/谐音联想记忆 补充/纠错
词根under(在...下面 不足 不够) +  …………
其他怎么记补充/纠错
词根记忆under(在下面)+mine(地雷) → 在下面埋地雷是为了“破坏” …………
词性拓展记忆 / 词形拓展记忆
原形:undermine第三人称单数:undermines过去式:undermined过去分词:undermined现在分词:undermining
对比记忆 / 类比记忆 / 形近词记忆
determine / predetermine / undermine
determine v.决心,决定;确定,限定
predetermine vt.预先规定
undermine v.暗中破坏,逐渐削弱;侵蚀…的基础
词根记忆 / 词缀记忆
undermine破坏,损坏(under+mine挖=挖墙角)
under-
① 表示”在…下”
underground地下的(under+ground地)
underwrite在…下面写(under+write写)
underline划线于 …………
词组和短语补充/纠错
undermine the foundation of sth. 破坏…的基础
undermine peace 破坏和平
undermine authority 破坏威信
try to undermine 试图破坏
undermine sb.'s reputation 损害某人的声誉
undermine a wall 破坏一堵墙
单词例句
Your behavior undermines our nation's interest.
你的行为损害了国家利益。
That woman is trying to undermine my brother's marrige.
那个女人正试图破坏我弟弟的婚姻。
Too much tests undermines public support for the policy.
太多检测削弱了民众对这项政策的支持。
The study undermines the claim that immigrants steal jobs from natives or drag down their wages.
这项研究学削弱了移民窃取本国居民的工作或拉低他们工资的说法。
Australia's discriminatory restrictions against TikTok undermine the confidence of the international community in the country's business environment, and harm the interests of Australian enterprises and people, an official with the Ministry of Commerce said, urging Australia to treat all enterprises fairly.
澳大利亚商务部一名官员表示,澳大利亚对TikTok的歧视性限制破坏了国际社会对该国商业环境的信心,损害了澳大利亚企业和人民的利益,并敦促澳大利亚公平对待所有企业。
Such practices are technological hegemony that violate the principles of market economy and international trade rules, and undermine the confidence of the international community in the business environment of the United States, she added.
她补充道,这种做法是技术霸权,违反了市场经济原则和国际贸易规则,破坏了国际社会对美国商业环境的信心。
"The risks caused by a certain individual real-estate firm in the short term will not undermine the fund-raising function of the market for the medium and long run," said the People's Bank of China, the central bank, in its Friday statement.
中国央行中国人民银行在周五的声明中表示:“从中长期来看,某家房地产公司在短期内引发的风险不会破坏市场的融资功能。”。
During scheduled hearings in Vancouver, Meng's lawyers will argue that US officials omitted details that undermine the fraud charges against her, on the basis that information provided to Canadian officials was misleading and contained "material omissions and misrepresentations".
More than a dozen major US multinationals, including Apple Inc, Walmart and Walt Disney Co, raised concerns in a telephone call with White House officials on Tuesday about the potentially broad scope and impact of President Donald Trump's executive order targeting WeChat, saying it could undermine their competitiveness in the world's second-biggest economy.
Supplementing rather than replacing Hong KongConcerns that the Hainan free trade port will undermine Hong Kong's status as a global financial, trading and shipping center were dismissed Monday by Lin Nianxiu, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission.
"It will be another example of the US using political means to undermine its bilateral business cooperation with China and wantonly oppress Chinese businesses. "
It would also undermine Germany's own interests, Wu said in an address at the opening of China Day during the 22nd Euro Finance Week.
"The editorial warned foreign companies not to undermine China's sovereignty, and China will take some "defensive tools" to deal with companies that violate its bottom line.
The short seller report "may be intended specifically to undermine confidence in the company and its management, and to harm its reputation," the statement said.
Such a move, if not properly explained, could harm the image of the US companies involved, disrupt trust in cross-border business cooperation and further undermine the US government's credibility in keeping companies independent, they said.
Senior US officials have recently kept telling American allies that using Huawei equipment would undermine their national security, and could also affect their partnership with the US.
The offering, which could fetch up to HK$990 million ($126 million), may come at a delicate time when market fluctuations undermine investor sentiment and the nation's gaming industry faces a rising regulatory push back from the authorities.
"The action targets China, however, it will ultimately undermine the United States itself," said MOC spokesperson Gao Feng.
"The action targets China; however, it will ultimately undermine the US itself," he said at a regular news conference.
In a statement issued with the rectification plan, it noted that the company has made "two significant mistakes that appeared to undermine Marriott's long-held respect for China's sovereignty and territorial integrity".
The unilateral and protectionist US measures, which undermine the principles of free trade and damage the stability of the international market, will pose challenges to China’s efforts to achieve self-reliance in this strategic sector and, more importantly, will hinder global technological progress and cooperation, said Gu Wenjun, chief analyst of ICwise, a Shanghai-based semiconductor market research company.
Noting the US approach as typical unilateral sanctions and long-arm jurisdiction, the spokesperson said such acts undermine the order and rules of international trade, and affect the security and stability of the global industrial and supply chain.
Officials in the United States have recently become increasingly concerned that investments by the country's venture capital firms in China's high-tech sectors, such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors and quantum computing, are helping the Chinese government develop emerging and critical technologies that could be used to undermine US national security.
They undermine the international economic and trade order and could lead to a reversal of globalization.
The official said that the US's unilateral sanctions and extraterritorial jurisdiction practices undermine the international trade order and rules while obstructing normal economic and trade exchanges among countries.
Any significant surge in home prices or rents would undermine the Fed's view that easing shelter costs would be key in helping to slow the overall pace of price increases.
While the focus is on inflation data, topline economic growth that remains above trend could undermine faith that inflation will fall and increase concerns that it might rise- an outcome Fed officials view as particularly pernicious and have pledged to avoid.
BEIJING — The executive order signed by US President Joe Biden early this month limiting US investments in advanced technology industries in China will undermine the interests of companies and investors from both sides as well as the world, observers have said.
Reviewing the US' performance on following WTO rules via the report, China has expressed concerns over US policy measures that undermine the multilateral trading rules, impose unilateral sanctions, adopt double standards in industrial policies, and disturb global industrial and supply chains.
They undermine the principles of global free trade, disregard international economic and trade rules, and trample on the principles of fair competition.
Shu added the actions taken by the US not only harm the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese businesses but also undermine the interests of numerous countries and regions.
A rise of economies is accompanied by increasing labor costs, which will undermine exports' cost advantage.
He also said restrictive trade measures against China undermine the development of bilateral economic and trade relations, weaken the US' comparative advantage and the competitiveness of US products, and harm the confidence and willingness of enterprises from the two countries to strengthen cooperation.
But in general, many factors including negative export growth can greatly undermine inflationary pressure.
It would even undermine the dual-circulation system aimed at "selling products where they are produced and producing them where they are sold".
The SAMR will keep a close eye on any unreasonable changes in prices of key goods like foods and energy and travel-related services, in order to counter market-disrupting behaviors that may undermine market stability, he said.
These measures are unreasonable and unjustifiable in many aspects and, according to WTO rules, fundamentally violate the principles of nondiscrimination, unilaterally disrupt the stability of global semiconductor supply chains, offer US companies unfair competitive advantages, undermine the predictability of the global trade system and seriously damage the legitimate interests of enterprises in many countries.
During their discussions, Xi said that starting a trade or technology war, building walls and barriers, and pushing for decoupling and severing supply chains all run counter to the principles of a market economy and undermine international trade rules.
That is an act of scientific and technological hegemony that ignores the spirit of cooperation between the two sides, will severely hinder normal economic and trade exchanges between Chinese and US enterprises, undermine market rules and international economic and trade order, and threaten the stability of global industrial and supply chains, the official said, adding China strongly opposes such deeds.
The rapid growth of foreign direct investment shows that short-term economic disruptions caused by the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus will not undermine China's ability in attracting global capital in the long run, said Bai Ming, deputy director of the international market research department at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation in Beijing.
Rapid FDI growth can be seen as a powerful rebuttal to some foreign media's "FDI withdrawal" hype, and shows that short-term economic disruption caused by the pandemic won't undermine China's ability to attract global capital over the long run, said Bai Ming, deputy director of the international market research department at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation in Beijing.
Despite challenges caused by the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in certain cities, especially during the second quarter, China's GDP expanded 2.5 percent in the first half of this year, showing that temporary economic disruptions will not undermine the country's ability to attract global investors in the long run, they said.
The real intention of the US is to discredit China's image, interfere in its internal affairs, curb its development, and undermine Xinjiang's prosperity and stability, the spokesperson said.
No country should purposefully hinder the integration of the region's economy, which, acting against the general trend of economic globalization, will undermine the role of the Asia-Pacific as a driver of healthy development of the global economy.
Because IPEF targeted members may include most Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership members, it will largely undermine previous efforts by countries in the region to pursue and accelerate economic integration.
PBOC, economists and fund managers see light at the end of COVID-19 tunnelShort-term market fluctuations will not undermine China's economy, given its potential for growth and development backed by a number of supportive policies, the country's top financial regulators and industry experts said on Tuesday.
At the same time, any such measures would also undermine all parties' efforts to combat climate change in the US.
While recognizing the ample space in macroeconomic policies, experts warned against any careless stimulus that could undermine long-term development, and emphasized accelerating economic upgrading for the sake of sustainable growth.
In particular, major countries should duly fulfill their obligations, show a sense of responsibility, promote international common security in the field of export control, and actively advance international export control in a fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory direction; they should not undermine the legitimate right of other countries to the peaceful use of controlled items, or obstruct the peaceful use of outcomes of scientific and technological advances to promote development, normal international science and technology exchanges and commercial cooperation, and the secure and smooth operation of global industrial and supply chains.
Under the guise of the human rights issue, the US has made groundless accusations and hyped the myth of "forced labor" and other issues concerning Xinjiang in order to smear China's image, interfere in China's internal affairs, curb China's development, and undermine the prosperity and stability of Xinjiang, the statement said.
Helmy pointed out that BRI is an economic development initiative by all standards, opposing allegations that attempt to distort and undermine the initiative.
"If China just sells a significant amount of manufactured goods to all the African countries and buys a narrow range of raw materials from four or five African countries, it will undermine the spirit of the partnership," he said.
The monopolistic demand of some platform companies from much smaller merchants, if goes unchecked, could undermine fair competition, stifle market access and innovation, and ultimately harm consumer interests and the entire economy.
Addressing a seminar during the 21st China International Fair for Investment and Trade, held from Sept 8 to 11 in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province, the official reiterated unilateralism and trade protectionism not only harm the interests of China and the US, but also undermine global economic recovery.
"The WTO faces unprecedented challenges currently, and China opposes abusing trade remedy measures which not only damage the legitimate rights of Chinese enterprises but also undermine the authority of WTO rules," he said.
Such acts violate the basic principles of the WTO, stifle international trade and investment, and undermine the stability of the global industrial and supply chains, He said.
Zhang Wei, vice-president of the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, said Japan's planned export control measures are contrary to market rules, will cause shocks to industrial development and undermine the normal economic and trade order.
They also said the move will undermine the stability and security of the global industrial supply chain, hurting the interests of multinationals around the world.
"There is a real urgency for the US and China working to heal their bilateral relations overall, and to ensure that the competition between us which is inevitable, is the kind of constructive competition that makes both sides better, better competitors, and not the destructive rivalry in which each side is seeking to harm and undermine the other," said Russel.
Mao Ning, a spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry, said on Saturday that the US' new restrictions will hinder international tech exchanges and economic cooperation, and undermine the stability of global industrial and supply chains and the recovery of the world economy.
"The recent debt events at some real estate developers should not undermine the authorities' efforts to strengthen the long-term financial conditions of the sector as a whole," stated a report from the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office, a regional economic surveillance organization.
All of these factors will undermine demand in the local property markets, said a report published by consultancy TopSur.
"Companies should abide by the normal laws of enterprises development with a main purpose to improve product quality and offer better services, rather than doing things to undermine their creditworthiness.
This could go a long way toward preventing financial risks as fluctuations of property prices would undermine sales and therefore solvency of property firms, and even cause individuals to stop repaying mortgages.
Cooperation will benefit both countries while confrontation will only undermine their interests, it said.
"Temporary trade frictions are unlikely to undermine such robust momentum," the manager added.
The industry leaders also indicated that the restrictions might undermine President Joe Biden's broader objectives of promoting increased chip manufacturing within the United States.
Such conduct will seriously damage the interests of enterprises on both sides, undermine mutually beneficial and cooperation and impair the security and stability of global industrial and supply chains, Shu added.
The move will undermine the normal economic and trade order, and cause shocks to industrial development, said Zhang Wei, vice-president of the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation.
Such practices constitute technological hegemony that violate the principles of market economy and international economic and trade rules, and undermine the confidence of the international community in the US business environment, she said.
Experts voice concern over reported attempt to clamp export limits on ChinaWashington's reported move to clamp chip export limits on China by securing deals with the Netherlands and Japan will undermine the stability and security of the global semiconductor industrial supply chain, and hurt the interests of chip companies from all over the world, officials and experts said.
Former Missouri governor Matt Blunt, head of the American Automotive Policy Council, which represents the big three US automakers Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler, said the domestic industry was "very concerned" tariffs would undermine benefits from December's sweeping corporate tax cuts.
"If these tariffs are imposed, consumers are going to take a big hit because they will have fewer vehicle choices and higher car and truck prices," Bozzella said, adding this course of action will undermine the health and competitiveness of the US auto industry.
Bloomberg reported that China is planning to stop offering subsidies for electric cars and other new-energy vehicles as the Ministry of Finance works on a plan that would mandate authorities to phase out the incentives to discourage protectionism and help rein in government expenditure, which may undermine demand for autos made by new energy vehicle makers.
Huang said rather than decoupling, both sides should search for an intermediate solution, because decoupling reduces the flow of knowledge across countries, which will undermine economic growth.
"The decision, which seriously violated the World Trade Organization rules, will severely reduce Chinese investors' confidence in the UK, affect the atmosphere of Sino-British economic and trade cooperation as well as damage the credibility and undermine British standing in the international trading system," Gao said.
This will only serve to undermine the trust international companies place in US technology and supply chains.
Noting that the Chinese economy is undergoing a growth model transition, Pan said the traditional model of relying heavily on infrastructure and real estate could generate higher growth, but it would delay structural adjustment and undermine growth sustainability.
And for this year, as a critical period for the recovery of the nation's economy, a lack of macro policy strength, or an early reversal of such policies, may undermine this recovery trend.
The short-term market fluctuations will not undermine the long-term upward momentum of the Chinese market.
The comments came after geopolitical tensions and tightening plans of major central banks converged, which could weaken global financial markets and undermine global economic recovery.
The PBOC is unlikely to tighten policies, said Lu Ting, chief economist in China with Nomura Securities, because policy tightening may constrain real demand and potentially undermine the growth recovery.
Green finance could prove very useful in combating the ill-effects of climate change that may heighten credit, market and liquidity risks, and further undermine the stability of the entire financial system, they said after the PBOC governor announced more steps for achieving the target.
"If it is true that someone @USTreasury advised @NYSE to reverse the decision to delist these Chinese companies, it was a outrageous effort to undermine @POTUS Executive Order," tweeted Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, a frequent China critic.
Commenting on the bond default cases, Ivan Chung, an associate managing director of Moody's, said: "We believe the Chinese government's willingness to support SOEs will remain, but its tolerance for isolated defaults will increase as long as they do not trigger systemic risks or undermine economic and social stability. "
"While impeding foreign issuers from listing in the US, it would also undermine global investors' confidence in the US capital markets.
It may be a bad strategy for Macao to aim to replace or undermine an established global financial powerhouse such as next-door Hong Kong.
This would be a new form of "dollarization" — a "Libraization", in the instance of Libra — and might undermine monetary policy, financial development and stability," Liu added.
A large devaluation probably leads to panic capital outflows and competitive currency devaluation of China's trading partners, which will undermine the country's financial stability and hurt imports, Song added.
However, Goldman Sachs warned that a rate cut could increase expectations for future easing and this could undermine market stability and become a "channel for political pressure on Fed decisions".
All these could undermine investors' confidence, Zhou said.
"China would not want to increase the value of the exchange rate and it would not want to undermine the value of the bond," he told this newspaper on the sidelines of the China Development Forum in Beijing on March 24.
Mishandling such issues could undermine popular support for the Party's governance and damage the credibility of the Party and the government.
In a statement released on Tuesday, Gabonese Foreign Minister Regis Onanga Ndiaye reiterated Gabon's firm adherence to the one-China principle, opposing any words or actions that undermine China's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Ba Shusong, chief economist at the China Banking Association, said in an article published in Financial News, the PBOC-affiliated newspaper, that higher interest rates could undermine corporate profitably, which will harm the deleveraging effort.
"Stability in China's stock markets gave regulators confidence that increasing the number of new listings would not necessarily dilute liquidity and undermine the price of existing shares," leading law firm Baker& McKenzie said.
Consulting firm McKinsey & Company warned in its report that the Fed's interest hikes will likely trigger a rate hike competition among countries, which will squeeze banks' liquidity and undermine their capital position.
They were responding to concerns that Chinese investment and loans would increase the debt burden of some developing countries and the risk of potential sovereign credit defaults would undermine the asset quality of Chinese banks.
Illegal mining and other acts to undermine the environment will be clamped down on resolutely, the meeting stressed, calling for dedicated efforts to promote the high-end, intelligent and green development of the rare earth industry.
"For acts that undermine China's sovereignty, security and development interests, and harm the lawful rights and interests of Chinese nationals, it's both justifiable and necessary to make the law firmly counter such acts," he said.
Okonjo-Iweala said that decoupling will undermine global economic growth, adding that the WTO expects to build a strong partnership with China.
"We will stay vigilant against pointless formalities and bureaucratism that affect the implementation of CPC Central Committee's decisions and plans, undermine the country's security and development, or raise the burden at the primary level," read a circular issued by the CCDI.
The move will not undermine the SAR's high degree of autonomy, the spokesperson said.
Pakistan will never tolerate acts that undermine the Pakistan-China friendship, Sharif said, adding that Pakistan will take all measures to ensure the safety of Chinese nationals and institutions in the country.
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六级Moreover, nonparticipation by nations, if sufficiently widespread, can undermine the political will of participating countries to act.

此外,各国的不参与如果足够广泛,可能会破坏参与国采取行动的政治意愿。

2017年6月阅读原文

六级Moreover, non-participation by nations, if sufficiently widespread, can undermine the political will of participating countries to act.

此外,如果各国不参与的情况足够普遍,可能会破坏参与国采取行动的政治意愿。

2017年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

考研These views of arguments also undermine reason.

这些观点也破坏了理性。

2020年考研真题(英语一)翻译 Section Ⅲ

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