| 单词 | downfall |
| 释义 | downfall (daʊnfɔːl ) Word forms: downfalls 1. countable noun [usually with poss] The downfall of a successful or powerful person or institution is their loss of success or power. His lack of experience had led to his downfall. ...people wishing to see the downfall of the government. Synonyms: ruin, fall, destruction, collapse 2. countable noun [usually with poss] The thing that was a person's downfall caused them to fail or lose power. His honesty had been his downfall. Collocations: plot the downfall of All these give you valuable thinking time to plot the downfall of rivals and your own rise. Times, Sunday Times Having to plot the downfall of my own country would be a testing challenge, especially to someone as patriotic as myself and my heartfelt wish for us to do well. The Sun He brushed aside warnings that contenders are already plotting his downfall. The Sun After the first tenor solo section, the chorus responds with a brief, gentle passage, but the tenor reacts vehemently, indicting those sinners who plot the downfall of innocents. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Our opponents, after all, are not cartoon super-villains in a lair somewhere, conspiratorially plotting the downfall of the good and the true. Christianity Today Translations: Chinese: 垮台 Japanese: 失脚 |
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