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

• 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。
• He's sown the seeds of his own downfall.
  他为自己的堕落撇下了种子。
• He had a fall, which was ominous of his downfall.
  他曾跌倒，这是他垮台的征兆。
• His lack of experience had led to his downfall.
  经验不足导致了他的下台。
• His vanity brought his downfall.
  他因虚荣心太重而垮台。
• A few drops of water, more or less, decided the downfall of Napoleon.
  多了几滴雨或少了几滴雨，对拿破仑就成了胜败存亡的关键。
• Doing so, however, may prove to be your downfall by resulting in injury or sore muscles.
  这样做，不过，可能会被证明是你的没落，由造成伤害或肌肉酸痛。
• Alan's downfall was women.
  艾伦栽在了“女人”这两个字上。
• His pride procured his downfall.
  他的骄傲使他垮台了。
• His downfall was caused by gambling and drink.
  他的身败名裂是由赌博和酗酒造成的。