downfall 英 [ˈdaʊnfɔ:l] 　 美 [ˈdaʊnˌfɔl]

downfall

downfall　 英 [ˈdaʊnfɔ:l] 美 [ˈdaʊnˌfɔl]

n. 垮台；衰败；落下；大雨　

名词复数:downfalls　

His pride procured his downfall.　他的骄傲使他垮台了。
"They rely on the credit markets and that was the downfall of Lehman and other institutions three years ago," he said.　他们依赖信贷市场,而这是三年前雷曼兄弟和其他金融机构垮台的原因.

  • A downfall is a sudden drop in status or strength. You might be winning at Monopoly until your opponents decide to team up against you, which leads to your downfall.
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  • n. 垮台；衰败；落下；大雨

  • 1. His pride procured his downfall.

    他的骄傲使他垮台了。

  • 2. "They rely on the credit markets and that was the downfall of Lehman and other institutions three years ago," he said.

    他们依赖信贷市场,而这是三年前雷曼兄弟和其他金融机构垮台的原因.

  • 3. The prince should be on guard against them and fear them as if they were declared enemies, because they will always help to bring about his downfall in adverse times.

    君主应该防范他们，对他们感到害怕，把他们当作公开的敌人来对待，因为在困难时期他们总会促成他的垮台。

  • downfall (n.) "ruin, fall from high condition," c. 1300, from down (adv.) + fall (v.).
down·fall / ˈdaʊnfɔːl ; NAmE ˈdaʊnfɔːl / noun [singular ] the loss of a person's money, power, social position, etc; the thing that causes this 衰落；衰败；垮台；衰落（或衰败、垮台）的原因 ◆ The sex scandal finally led to his downfall. 这桩绯闻最终使他身败名裂。 ◆ Greed was her downfall. 贪得无厌就是她堕落的缘由。 downfall downfalls down·fall / ˈdaʊnfɔːl ; NAmE ˈdaʊnfɔːl /
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