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undermine

B2 verb

undermine /ˌʌn.dɚˈmaɪn/ nghĩa là đào bới dưới chân

Các nghĩa

  1. đào bới dưới chân

    To dig underneath (something), to make a passage for destructive or military purposes; to sap.

    Let's not do anything to undermine Tom.

    He's trying to undermine our authority.

    This could undermine Algeria's security.

  2. làm suy yếu, phá hoại ngầm

    To weaken or work against; to hinder, sabotage.

    figuratively

    The war efforts were undermined by the constant bickering between the allies.

  3. xói mòn chân, làm sụt lở

    To erode the base or foundation of something, e.g. by the action of water.

  4. xem xét như tổng thể các bộ phận

    To regard an object as the sum of the parts that compose it, in object-oriented ontology.

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