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

• Various factors contributed to his downfall.
  多种因素导致了他的垮台。
• His lack of experience had led to his downfall.
  经验不足导致了他的下台。
• He had a fall, which was ominous of his downfall.
  他曾跌倒，这是他垮台的征兆。
• It speeded his downfall.
  这加速了他的垮台。
• He's sown the seeds of his own downfall.
  他为自己的堕落撇下了种子。
• 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？
• 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。
• Some say it was their downfall.
  有些人说，这就是精灵最后衰败的原因。
• 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。
• The surrender knelled the downfall of the tyrant.
  投降宣告了暴君的垮台。