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单词 downfall
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downfall
noun[S]
uk
/ˈdaʊn.fɔːl/us
/ˈdaʊn.fɑːl/
(something thatcauses) the usuallysuddendestructionof aperson,organization, orgovernmentandtheirlossofpower,money, orhealth:
衰败；倒台，垮台
Rampantcorruptionbroughtabout the downfall of thegovernment.腐败横行导致政府垮台。
In the end, it was thecontinualdrinkingthat was his downfall.不断酗酒最终搞垮了他的身体。
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(Definition ofdownfallfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

downfall| American Dictionary

downfall
noun[C]
us
/ˈdɑʊnˌfɔl/
something thatcausesthedestructionof aperson,organization, orgovernmentand thatcausesalossofpower,money, orhealth:
In the end,ambitionwas his downfall.
(Definition ofdownfallfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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More often than not, such internal competition leads to thedownfallof the organization as allegiances are split and kin unity lost.
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Thedownfallof the chiefs was followed by loss of prestige among their underlings, the village headmen.
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In other words, the pressure of disease has not led to thedownfallof perennials.
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Any attempt at that may only lead to politicaldownfall.
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This political direction, and the sti-ing of wider debate through the limited publication, was thedownfallof the plan.
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On the contrary, their petty jealousies and frictions, their incompetence and, eventually, their cowardice greatly contributed to its humiliatingdownfall.
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In business, transactions entail substantial risk-taking under uncertainty, which could lead to unbearable losses; in politics, they could lead to political downfalls.
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And the darkened tones around it foretell that her lover'sdownfallwill be linked to how he treats this symbolic beast.
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Disarmament was and is tied absolutely to the issue of security, and this was always likely to be itsdownfallduring this period.
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His active cultivation of music in fact eventually led to hisdownfall.
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These facets were both its strength anddownfall.
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This rejection of staff notation was to prove the ultimatedownfallof the system.
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A cabinet crisis (for example, over a policy issue) is not the only route todownfallof a cabinet.
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As well as its advantages, such an aesthesic approach also has its downfalls.
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Thus, the incompetence of the monarchs of the ancien regimes in managing socio-economic change led to theirdownfall.
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