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

• Pride was his downfall.
  骄傲是他垮台的原因。
• Why do people like stories about a hero's downfall?
  人们为什么喜欢关于英雄垮台的故事？
• That mistake will hasten his downfall.
  那个错误将加速他的垮台。
• 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。
• 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。
• His lack of experience had led to his downfall.
  经验不足导致了他的下台。
• Its corporate culture of arrogance contributed to its downfall.
  该行傲慢的企业文化促成了它的垮台。
• He's sown the seeds of his own downfall.
  他为自己的堕落撇下了种子。
• 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。
• Various factors contributed to his downfall.
  多种因素导致了他的垮台。