| 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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