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downfall n.垮台；暴雨；衰落的原因 (1) 他创建起来的组织到头来却成为促使他倒台的根本原因了。(2) 估计要下大雨,把伞带上。(3) 骄傲是他垮台的原因。(4) 他不是个势利小人，而他失败的原因正在于此。 Poor political decisions can result in the downfall of a government or party, and an economic depression can lead to the downfall of businesses and banks. A more literal, but less common, kind of downfall is when rain or snow falls down to the ground: "The downfall of snow will make the roads slippery tonight." The "decline in strength" meaning has been in use since the 14th century.

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英 ['daʊnfɔːl] 美 ['daʊnfɔːl] (1) The organization he had built up eventually became the instrument of his downfall.(2) A downfall is expected, so take an umbrella.(3) Pride was his downfall.(4) He is not a snob and therein lay his downfall. A downfall is a sudden drop in status or strength. You might be winning at Monopoly until your opponents decide to team up against you, which leads to your downfall. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]衰落；衰败；垮台 The downfall of a successful or powerful person or institution is their loss of success or power.   [also N in pl]His lack of experience had led to his downfall.经验不足导致了他的下台。...people wishing to see the downfall of the government.希望看到政府倒台的人们2[N-COUNT 可数名词]失败(或垮台)的原因 The thing that was a person's downfall caused them to fail or lose power.   [usu with poss]His honesty had been his downfall...他败在诚实。Alan's downfall was women.艾伦栽在了“女人”这两个字上。

英语单词	downfall
英美音标	英 ['daʊnfɔːl] 美 ['daʊnfɔːl]
中文释义	n.垮台；暴雨；衰落的原因
英语例句	(1) The organization he had built up eventually became the instrument of his downfall. (2) A downfall is expected, so take an umbrella. (3) Pride was his downfall. (4) He is not a snob and therein lay his downfall.
中文例句	(1) 他创建起来的组织到头来却成为促使他倒台的根本原因了。 (2) 估计要下大雨,把伞带上。 (3) 骄傲是他垮台的原因。 (4) 他不是个势利小人，而他失败的原因正在于此。
vocabulary简明	A downfall is a sudden drop in status or strength. You might be winning at Monopoly until your opponents decide to team up against you, which leads to your downfall.
vocabulary扩展	Poor political decisions can result in the downfall of a government or party, and an economic depression can lead to the downfall of businesses and banks. A more literal, but less common, kind of downfall is when rain or snow falls down to the ground: "The downfall of snow will make the roads slippery tonight." The "decline in strength" meaning has been in use since the 14th century.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]衰落；衰败；垮台 The downfall of a successful or powerful person or institution is their loss of success or power. [also N in pl] His lack of experience had led to his downfall. 经验不足导致了他的下台。 ...people wishing to see the downfall of the government. 希望看到政府倒台的人们 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]失败(或垮台)的原因 The thing that was a person's downfall caused them to fail or lose power. [usu with poss] His honesty had been his downfall... 他败在诚实。 Alan's downfall was women. 艾伦栽在了“女人”这两个字上。

Downfall Snow N Count 可数名词 Power 英 Daʊnfɔːl] 美 Daʊnfɔːl