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

• But I was curious and that was my downfall.
  但是我也很好奇，所以这也是我失败的开始。
• He had a fall, which was ominous of his downfall.
  他曾跌倒，这是他垮台的征兆。
• His honesty had been his downfall
  他败在诚实。
• 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。
• Various factors contributed to his downfall.
  多种因素导致了他的垮台。
• This series of military defeats brought about the downfall of the government.
  一连串的军事上的失败使政府垮台了。
• 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。
• That mistake will hasten his downfall.
  那个错误将加速他的垮台。
• His pride procured his downfall.
  他的骄傲使他垮台了。
• He's sown the seeds of his own downfall.
  他为自己的堕落撇下了种子。