downfall

英 [ˈdaʊnfɔːl]

美 [ˈdaʊnfɔːl]

n.  衰落; 衰败; 垮台; 衰落(或衰败、垮台)的原因

复数：downfalls　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11133 / COCA.12590

牛津词典

noun

• 衰落；衰败；垮台；衰落（或衰败、垮台）的原因
  the loss of a person's money, power, social position, etc.; the thing that causes this
  1. The sex scandal finally led to his downfall.
     这桩绯闻最终使他身败名裂。
  2. Greed was her downfall.
     贪得无厌就是她堕落的缘由。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 衰落;衰败;垮台
  Thedownfallof a successful or powerful person or institution is their loss of success or power.
  1. His lack of experience had led to his downfall.
     经验不足导致了他的下台。
  2. ...people wishing to see the downfall of the government.
     希望看到政府倒台的人们
• N-COUNT 失败(或垮台)的原因
  The thing that was a person'sdownfallcaused them to fail or lose power.
  1. His honesty had been his downfall...
     他败在诚实。
  2. Alan's downfall was women.
     艾伦栽在了“女人”这两个字上。

英英释义

noun

• failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
  Synonym:ruinruination
• a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
  1. the fall of the House of Hapsburg
  Synonym:fall
• the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
  Synonym:precipitation

双语例句

• Alan's downfall was women.
  艾伦栽在了“女人”这两个字上。
• His lack of experience had led to his downfall.
  经验不足导致了他的下台。
• The organization he had built up eventually became the instrument of his downfall.
  他创建起来的组织到头来却成为促使他倒台的根本原因了。
• His pride may still be his downfall.
  他的傲慢可能还会毁了他。
• The surrender knelled the downfall of the tyrant.
  投降宣告了暴君的垮台。
• It was this pride, this illusion of independence which was the source of his downfall.
  正是这种傲慢，这种独断独行的幻想，促成了他的垮台。
• 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。
• To restore Persia's dignity, Darius covered up his predecessor's embarrassing downfall with the sandstorm story.
  为了挽回波斯的尊严，大流士以沙暴之说来掩盖其前期不堪入目的衰败时期。
• His downfall was caused by gambling and drink.
  他的身败名裂是由赌博和酗酒造成的。
• That mistake will hasten his downfall.
  那个错误将加速他的垮台。