undermine

/ˌʌn.dəˈmaɪn/· verb

政治/外交/军事B2

undermine
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Chinese meaning

削xuē弱ruò;破pò坏huài(能néng力lì/根gēn基jī)

暗àn中zhōng削xuē弱ruò;从cóng根gēn基jī破pò坏huài

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俄é民mín众zhòng取qǔ款kuǎn潮cháo削xuē弱ruò克kè宫gōng发fā债zhài融róng资zī战zhàn争zhēng的de能néng力lì

Example

Russians are withdrawing billions, causing liquidity problems for banks and undermining the Kremlin’s ability to issue bonds to finance the fight in Ukraine.

俄é罗luó斯sī民mín众zhòng正zhèng大dà举jǔ提tí取qǔ存cún款kuǎn,导dǎo致zhì银yín行háng出chū现xiàn流liú动dòng性xìng问wèn题tí,并bìng削xuē弱ruò了le克kè里lǐ姆mǔ林lín宫gōng为wèi在zài乌wū克kè兰lán的de军jūn事shì行xíng动dòng融róng资zī而ér发fā行xíng债zhài券quàn的de能néng力lì。

Source: The Washington Post · 18 Aug 2026

Background ✎

俄é罗luó斯sī民mín众zhòng因yīn担dān心xīn存cún款kuǎn被bèi冻dòng结jié而ér大dà规guī模mó取qǔ现xiàn,银yín行háng流liú动dòng性xìng告gào急jí,克kè里lǐ姆mǔ林lín宫gōng靠kào发fā债zhài为wèi战zhàn争zhēng融róng资zī的de能néng力lì受shòu到dào冲chōng击jī。

Roots · etymology

源自 under-(下面)+ mine(挖坑道)

  • under(在...下面)+ mine(挖坑道) → 在下方挖空根基

Collocations

  • undermine confidence / undermine the economy / undermine efforts

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