undoing

英 [ʌnˈduːɪŋ]

美 [ʌnˈduːɪŋ]

n.  失败的原因
v.  打开; 解开; 拆开; 消除，取消，废止(某事的影响); 打败; 挫败
undo的现在分词

现在分词：undoing　

BNC.20696 / COCA.19759

牛津词典

noun

• 失败的原因
  the reason why sb fails at sth or is unsuccessful in life
  1. That one mistake was his undoing.
     他一失足即成千古恨。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 失败的原因；毁灭的原因
  If something is someone'sundoing, it is the cause of their failure.
  1. His lack of experience may prove to be his undoing...
     他缺乏经验可能会最终导致他的失败。
  2. Issues of national defense have been the undoing of Democratic candidates.
     国防问题导致了民主党候选人的失利。

英英释义

noun

• loosening the ties that fasten something
  1. the tying of bow ties is an ar
  Synonym:untyingunfastening
• an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done)

双语例句

• It seems we spend much of our adult life undoing damage that occurred during childhood.
  看来，我们花了相当比例的成年日子，去撤回童年所造成的毁坏。
• He entered the house shortly after the arrival of the packages, and heard her upstairs undoing them.
  在她收到包裹后不久，克莱尔进了屋子，听见了她在楼上打开包裹的声音。
• In the end his ambition was his undoing.
  到最后他的野心是他完蛋的原因。
• Drink was this man's undoing.
  饮酒是这个人完蛋的原因。
• Issues of national defense have been the undoing of Democratic candidates.
  国防问题导致了民主党候选人的失利。
• Our attempt to climb higher was our undoing: we fell off the rock.
  企图爬得更高是我们失败的原因，我们从岩石上摔了下来。
• His compassion for you will be his undoing.
  他对你的感情是弱点。
• The new president spent the first year undoing the work of his predecessor.
  新总统用了第一年的时间来收拾前任总统留下的摊子。
• Even though I'm kinda undoing it all now.
  虽然现在我想取消掉这一切。
• His lack of experience may prove to be his undoing
  他缺乏经验可能会最终导致他的失败。