undermine sth
常见宾语包括confidence, authority, credibility, efforts等抽象名词。
The scandal undermined public trust in the government.
丑闻削弱了公众对政府的信任。
削弱；损害；暗中破坏
侵蚀…的基础；冲刷…的根基；在…下挖地道；挖…的底部；将…还原为组成部分；在下面挖掘,为破坏或军事目的开辟通道；破坏(基础)。；削弱或对抗；阻碍,破坏。
to gradually weaken or damage something such as an idea, system, or person's position, or to secretly work against it
在下面挖掘,为破坏或军事目的开辟通道；破坏(基础)。
To dig underneath (something), to make a passage for destructive or military purposes; to sap.
削弱或对抗；阻碍,破坏。
To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage.
侵蚀某物的基础或地基,如水的作用。
To erode the base or foundation of something, e.g. by the action of water.
在面向对象本体论中,将对象视为其组成部分的总和。
To regard an object as the sum of the parts that compose it, in object-oriented ontology.
一般现在时
The constant criticism undermines his confidence.
不断的批评削弱了他的自信心。
一般过去时
The scandal undermined the government's credibility.
丑闻削弱了政府的公信力。
现在进行时
They are undermining the foundation of the building.
他们正在破坏建筑物的地基。
Regular criticism can undermine a child's confidence.
经常的批评会削弱孩子的自信心。
用法提示：此处 undermine 表示“逐渐削弱”，作及物动词，后接 confidence 作宾语。
The heavy rain undermined the old wall's foundation.
大雨侵蚀了旧墙的地基。
用法提示：此处 undermine 表示“侵蚀根基”，作及物动词，指水的作用。
They tried to undermine the plan by spreading false rumors.
他们试图散布谣言来暗中破坏这个计划。
用法提示：这里 undermine 表示“暗中破坏”，及物动词，后接 plan 作宾语。
常见宾语包括confidence, authority, credibility, efforts等抽象名词。
The scandal undermined public trust in the government.
丑闻削弱了公众对政府的信任。
by后接名词或动名词，表示削弱的方式。
He undermined his own argument by contradicting himself.
他因自相矛盾而削弱了自己的论点。
被动结构，强调受动者。
The project's success was undermined by lack of funding.
该项目的成功因资金不足而受到破坏。
weaken适用范围最广，既可指实体也可指抽象；undermine隐含逐步或隐蔽性削弱，weaken不强调方式。
erode常用于自然力或抽象事物（如信任），强调缓慢、持续的过程；undermine可指人为有意破坏。
sap侧重消耗内在资源（如精力、意志），可用于人或组织；undermine更侧重破坏根基或支持。
subvert强烈暗示颠覆权威或系统，常带有政治或意识形态色彩；undermine可更泛指。
compromise可指危及安全或品质，常用于抽象事物（如名誉、安全）；undermine更强调渐进过程。
grammar · medium
易错句子The constant criticism has underminded his confidence.
正确表达The constant criticism has undermined his confidence.
拼写错误：'underminded' 是错误形式，正确过去分词为 'undermined'。
grammar · medium
易错句子The scandal undermined to the company's reputation.
正确表达The scandal undermined the company's reputation.
介词误用：'undermine' 是及物动词，直接跟宾语，无需介词 'to'。
undermine 强调逐步削弱或暗中破坏，常指抽象事物（如信心、权威）；sabotage 指故意损坏或阻挠，多用于具体行动或计划。
undermine 可指抽象的基础或信心被暗中破坏；erode 通常指因自然作用（如风、水）或持续影响而逐渐磨损或减少。
削弱信心
The scandal undermined public confidence in the government.
丑闻削弱了公众对政府的信心。
削弱权威
Constant criticism can undermine a manager's authority.
不断的批评会削弱经理的权威。
破坏信任
Lies eventually undermine trust between partners.
谎言最终会破坏伴侣之间的信任。
损害信誉
False accusations can undermine a person's credibility.
虚假指控会损害一个人的信誉。
破坏努力
Internal conflicts undermined their efforts to reach an agreement.
内部冲突破坏了达成协议的努力。
破坏稳定
Economic shocks can undermine the stability of the financial system.
经济冲击会破坏金融体系的稳定。
表示逐渐磨损或破坏的过程，与undermine的渐进破坏含义相关
指故意破坏的行为，与undermine的暗中破坏含义相关
指破坏稳定性，与undermine的削弱基础含义相关
指削弱或危害，与undermine的破坏含义相关
指逐渐化学腐蚀，与undermine的逐渐破坏含义相关
削弱某人的权威
The constant criticism undermined the manager's authority in the team.
持续的批评削弱了经理在团队中的权威。
削弱某人的信心
Repeated failures undermined her confidence in her own abilities.
屡次失败削弱了她对自己能力的信心。
破坏根基
The scandal undermined the foundations of the company's reputation.
丑闻破坏了公司声誉的根基。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.