downfall

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英[ˈdaʊnfɔ:l]
美[ˈdaʊnˌfɔl]

基本释义

n.
(雨等的)大下特下; (家,国等的)没落; 垮台

词性变化

实用例句

Greed was her downfall.

贪得无厌就是她堕落的缘由。

牛津词典

The sex scandal finally led to his downfall.

这桩绯闻最终使他身败名裂。

牛津词典

Alan's downfall was women.

艾伦栽在了“女人”这两个字上。

His honesty had been his downfall...

他败在诚实。

...people wishing to see the downfall of the government.

希望看到政府倒台的人们

His lack of experience had led to his downfall.

经验不足导致了他的下台。

Placing a guard there proved to be your downfall.

那里被安置一个守卫(无头将军)就是你失策的地方.

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I only know that I was the cause of their sin and downfall.

我只知道,他们堕落的原因是我.

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Whole books have been written about the inevitable downfall of the House of Saud.

有很多本书都写到了沙特阿拉伯国家的必然覆灭.

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That mistake will hasten his downfall.

那个错误将加速他的垮台.

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It'sped the downfall of his enterprise.

这加速了他事业的垮台.

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The downfall was expected to last the entire day.

大雨预计将持续一整天.

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After the downfall of the Gang of Four , everything has been changing here in China too.

粉碎“四人帮”后, 我们国内的各种事情都在变.

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Was this my final downfall?

这是不是我最后的堕落 呢 ?

辞典例句

They knew that mistake would only hasten his downfall.

他们知道,这个错误只会加速他的垮台.

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The enemies are scheming her downfall.

敌人正在策划使她垮台.

《简明英汉词典》

Now he watched a glazed look of helplessness in his eyes a certain stupor of downfall.

现在,他为某种幻灭感所携裹,正凝望着马队,他目光呆滞,无能为力.

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That is why after I came to Canada my Chinese skills went into a rapid downfall.

这就是为什么我来到加拿大后,中文水平一落千丈的原因.

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Drink was his downfall.

酗酒是使他走上毁灭道路的原因.

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His vanity brought his downfall.

他因虚荣心太重而垮台.

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Various factors contributed to his downfall.

多种因素导致了他的垮台.

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Your pride has brought your people to their downfall, just as it was in ancient days.

你的狂妄自大带给了你的人民毁灭, 就好象在远古时代那次一样.

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Evil characters generally rely on themselves, and their pride leads to their downfall.

邪恶的人通常依赖自己, 他们的傲慢最终导致他们灭亡.

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The highest pitch of every passion is always to will its own downfall.

激情在其至高点时总是情愿自身悴然下降.

辞典例句

He had powerful enemies who engineered his downfall.

他的敌人势力强大,他们策划了他的下台.

《简明英汉词典》

Recurrent slave uprisings brought about the downfall of the ancient Roman Empire.

不断出现的奴隶起义导致了古罗马帝国的覆灭.

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Three months later he obtained a divorce, causing the minister's downfall by naming him correspondent.

三个月之后他离了婚,并揭露外交部长即是奸夫, 从而把他赶下了台.

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This crisis led to the downfall of the government.

这一危机使政府倒台了.

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This is what appears to have led to the bank's downfall.

这好像就是导致该银号垮台的原因.

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His pride procured his downfall.

他的骄傲使他垮台了.

辞典例句

真题例句

Although many attribute Kodak's downfall to "complacency(自满) ," that explanation doesn't acknowledge the lengths to which the company went to reinvent itself.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Kodak's downfall over the last several decades was dramatic

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It is approaching its downfall.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Texting has long been bemoaned (哀叹)as the downfall of the written word,""penmanship for illiterates,"as one critic called it.

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

英英释义

Noun
  • 1. failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

  • 2. the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)

  • 3. a sudden decline in strength or number or importance;

    "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"

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