downfall

美音：['daʊn.fɔl] 英音：['daʊn.fɔːl]

简单释义：

n.垮台；衰落；衰败；衰落（或衰败、垮台）的原因

网络帝国毁灭；帝国的毁灭；落下

变形：

复数：downfalls

完整释义：

1.崩溃,垮台
2.堕落;身败名裂
3.衰微;悴然下降
4.不硬气
5.坍方
6.突然大量降落
7.暴雨
8.大雪
9.降下
10.骤雨

un.

1.堕落,滚落,陷落,落下;(雨等的)大下特下;(家、国等的)没落,灭亡,瓦解

例句：

Mr Chirac's downfall may be treated with some indulgence by a public that has come to see him as a kind of grandfather to the nation.
曾经把希拉克视为国父级人物的公众，或许会对他的垮台投上几许宽容的目光。
Thereupon this paper concludes through a textual research that it was written in the eve of the downfall of the Qin Dynasty.
本文在此说的基础上，考证《大招》作于秦亡前夕。
He said the press had been giving "dates" for his downfall, but that he would not flee the country as predicted by his enemies.
他说，媒体已经给他设了下台的“大限”，但是他不会像敌人说的那样逃离巴基斯坦。
The last time we walked on Earth with you in a peaceful period, was in Atlantean times long before its downfall.
最后一次我们与你们在一个和平的时期并肩同行的时刻，曾经是在很久以前的亚特兰蒂斯时代，在它毁灭之前。
The highest pitch of every passion is always to will its own downfall .
激情在其至高点时总是情愿自身悴然下降。
Governments worldwide are also clearly trying to bail themselves out of a situation that will lead to their downfall.
世界各国政府也清楚地试图保护他们脱离导致他们的垮台的形势。
The singer believes Britney's teenage career was the key factor in her downfall, with the pressure put on her too much to handle.
这个歌手认为小甜甜青少年时期的经历是导致她现在事业下滑的关键，有太多压力使她无法掌握。
All that was necessary for the downfall of communism, he used to say, was for the barriers of fear and passivity to fall.
他常说到，我们要具有所有让共产主义倒台所必需品质，这些也能让人克服恐惧并积极地战斗起来。

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