单词 | undermine |
释义 | undermine v.tr.   1. injure (a person, reputation, influence, etc.) by secret or insidious means.   2. weaken, injure, or wear out (health etc.) imperceptibly or insidiously.   3. wear away the base or foundation of (rivers undermine their banks).   4. make a mine or excavation under. Derivatives underminer n. underminingly adv. Etymology: ME f. UNDER- + MINE(2) |
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