【常用新聞英文語彙】undermine (vt)的12種中文語意


1.破壞
A low Sunni turnout would undermine the legitimacy of any new government. 
遜尼族投票率低會破壞任何新政府的正當性。

2.傷害
The oligarchs undermine such small business. 
財團老闆傷害這些小企業。

3.危及
They fear his pro-union stands will undermine their livelihoods. 
他們擔心他的親工會立場會危及他們的生計。

4.損害
The scandal has undermined the image of Chile as Latin America’s least corrupt. 
收賄醜聞已經損害智利身為拉丁美洲最清廉國家的形象。

5.有害於
His ties to the Mafia will undermine him. 
他跟黑道的關係將有害於他。

6.搞垮
The leaks probe was just the latest in a long series of attempts by the CIA to undermine him. 
此項洩密調查是中情局一連串想要搞垮他的動作中最新的一個。

7.影響
If correct, that would seriously undermine China economic growth.
如果屬實,那將嚴重影響中國的經濟成長。

8. (深深)打擊
Tumbling share prices have already undermined the investors’ confidence. 
跌跌不休的股票已經深深打擊投資人的信心。 
Bush accused Kerry of undermining troop morale by making charges without all the facts. 
布希指控凱瑞根據不實指控打擊軍隊士氣。

9.挖…的牆角
He blamed parliament for undermining his administration. 
他怪國會挖行政部門的牆角。

10.讓…站不住腳。
Undermining his point is the fact that salaries in the manufacturing and restaurant businesses have actu-ally risen this year. 
讓他的論點站不住腳的是今年製造業和餐飲業薪資已經上漲的事實。

11.妨礙
Overreacting to price surge could undermine eco-nomic growth. 
對價格上揚的過度反應或許會妨礙經濟成長。

12.整垮
Natural disasters in the past have had a way of undermining ruthless and incompetent leaders. 過去發生的天災總有辦法整垮殘暴無能的國家元首。

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