| 单词 | downfall |
| 释义 | downfall (once / 1316 pages) n A downfall is a sudden drop in status or strength. You might be winning at Monopoly until your opponents decide to team up against you, which leads to your downfall. Poor political decisions can result in the downfall of a government or party, and an economic depression can lead to the downfall of businesses and banks. A more literal, but less common, kind of downfall is when rain or snow falls down to the ground: "The downfall of snow will make the roads slippery tonight." The "decline in strength" meaning has been in use since the 14th century. WORD FAMILYdownfall: downfalls USAGE EXAMPLESWartford, hamstrung by injuries, looked exhausted and contributed to its own downfall with poor defending. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Sunday’s poll: What was the biggest factor in the Huskies’ downfall against Alabama? Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) Her critics say she brought about her own downfall. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) 1n a sudden decline in strength or number or importance Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper fall rise a growth in strength or number or importance anticlimax a disappointing decline after a previous rise weakening becoming weaker 2n failure that results in a loss of position or reputation Syn|Hypo|Hyper ruin, ruination finish the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict) failure an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose 3n the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) Syn|Hypo|Hyper precipitation fine spray precipitation in very small drops hailprecipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents rain, rainfallwater falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere sleetpartially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow) snow, snowfallprecipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals virgalight wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity) monsoonany wind that changes direction with the seasons rainstorma storm with rain cloudburst, deluge, downpour, pelter, soaker, torrent, waterspouta heavy rain drizzle, mizzlevery light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower rain shower, showera brief period of precipitation flurry, snow flurrya light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that) whiteoutan arctic atmospheric condition with clouds over snow produce a uniform whiteness and objects are difficult to see; occurs when the light reflected off the snow equals the light coming through the clouds atmospheric condition, conditions, weather, weather condition the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation |
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