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单词 undermine
释义 undermine
 —underminer,  n.   —underminingly,  adv.  
 /un'deuhr muyn"/ or, esp. for 1, 2, 4, /un"deuhr muyn'/, v.t., undermined, undermining.
  1. to injure or destroy by insidious activity or imperceptible stages, sometimes tending toward a sudden dramatic effect.
  2. to attack by indirect, secret, or underhand means; attempt to subvert by stealth.
  3. to make an excavation under; dig or tunnel beneath, as a military stronghold.
  4. to weaken or cause to collapse by removing underlying support, as by digging away or eroding the foundation.
 [1300-50; ME underminen. See UNDER-, MINE2]
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