undermining is undermine's Present Participle

undermine

US [ˌʌndərˈmaɪn]
UK [ˌʌndə(r)ˈmaɪn]
  • v.掘…的下面；冲蚀；削弱…的基础；暗中破坏(名声等)
  • Web底部冲刷；底切；基蚀
Simple Present：undermines  Present Participle：undermining  Past Tense：undermined  

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掘...的下面,在...下面掘地道,暗掘;冲蚀;削弱...的基础;用阴险手段毁损,暗中破坏(名声等);伤害(健康等)

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AllAll,掘…的下面掘…的下面,冲蚀冲蚀,削弱…的基础削弱…的基础,暗中破坏暗中破坏,底部冲刷底部冲刷,底切底切,基蚀基蚀
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1.
He asked who benefited from undermining stability, and added: "I do not rule out that this was a gift from abroad. "
他质问那些因暗中破坏稳定而获益的人，并强调：“我并不排除这是来自国外的礼物。”
tā zhì wèn nà xiē yīn àn zhōng pò huài wěn dìng ér huò yì de rén , bìng qiáng diào : " wǒ bìng bù pái chú zhè shì lái zì guó wài de lǐ wù 。 "
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2.
He must encourage them to help come up with sound ideas, while also not undermining the implementation of policies they do not like.
他要鼓励他们提出更有建设性的意见，同时又要让他们不要对不喜欢的政策的实施发难。
tā yào gǔ lì tā men tí chū gèng yǒu jiàn shè xìng de yì jiàn , tóng shí yòu yào ràng tā men bú yào duì bù xǐ huan de zhèng cè de shí shī fā nàn 。
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The slowing global economy impacts adversely every IT company around the world undermining the profit margin of every industry player.
全球经济放缓令每一家从事资讯科技业务的公司均面对利润下降的困境。
quán qiú jīng jì fàng huǎn lìng měi yì jiā cóng shì zī xùn kē jì yè wù de gōng sī jūn miàn duì lì rùn xià jiàng de kùn jìng 。
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Such experimentation will no doubt fuel the fears of those who worry that cyberdating is commoditising intimacy and undermining marriages.
这些实验毫无疑问会激起人们对网络婚介将商业化性行为和破坏婚姻的担心。
zhè xiē shí yàn háo wú yí wèn huì jī qǐ rén men duì wǎng luò hūn jiè jiāng shāng yè huà xìng xíng wéi hé pò huài hūn yīn de dān xīn 。
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But it will not be easy to push them without undermining sales of its o ther, less wholesome wares or appearing to nanny its customers.
但推动这类产品的销售，势必损害旗下其他非健康食品的销售，或者似乎要当顾客的保姆。
dàn tuī dòng zhè lèi chǎn pǐn de xiāo shòu , shì bì sǔn hài qí xià qí tā fēi jiàn kāng shí pǐn de xiāo shòu , huò zhě sì hū yào dāng gù kè de bǎo mǔ 。
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The currency that bore the brunt was the yen. It jumped nearly 60% in a year, undermining Japanese growth.
协议出来后，日圆便饱受冲击，一年之内，日圆升值近60%，削弱了日本的经济增长。
xié yì chū lái hòu , rì yuán biàn bǎo shòu chōng jī , yī nián zhī nèi , rì yuán shēng zhí jìn bǎi fēn zhī liù shí , xuē ruò le rì běn de jīng jì zēng zhǎng 。
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Undermining Faith. Christians are sometimes inclined to look back nostalgically at the medieval world as the great age of faith.
基督徒有时会无限惋惜地怀念起中世纪的世界，认为那是宗教的黄金时代。
jī dū tú yǒu shí huì wú xiàn wǎn xī de huái niàn qǐ zhōng shì jì de shì jiè , rèn wéi nà shì zōng jiào de huáng jīn shí dài 。
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The value of the peso had been declining precipitously, undermining Mexico's ability to borrow money or to repay existing debts.
比索急剧贬值，损害了墨西哥的借贷或偿还现有债务的能力。
bǐ suǒ jí jù biǎn zhí , sǔn hài le mò xī gē de jiè dài huò cháng huán xiàn yǒu zhài wù de néng lì 。
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9.
'I don't want him to think that we're undermining his desire to be good at a sport he really likes, ' she says.
艾蜜说，我不希望儿子认为我们在拉他后腿，不让他在自己真正喜欢的体育运动上有所作为。
ài mì shuō , wǒ bù xī wàng ér zǐ rèn wéi wǒ men zài lā tā hòu tuǐ , bù ràng tā zài zì jǐ zhēn zhèng xǐ huan de tǐ yù yùn dòng shàng yǒu suǒ zuò wéi 。
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"Unfortunately, the government's somewhat schizophrenic attitude to climate change seems to be undermining that confidence, " she said.
“不幸的是，政府对气候变化的有点忽左忽右的态度似乎正在抹煞掉人们的信心，”她说。
" bú xìng de shì , zhèng fǔ duì qì hòu biàn huà de yǒu diǎn hū zuǒ hū yòu de tài du sì hū zhèng zài mǒ shā diào rén men de xìn xīn , " tā shuō 。
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