音标:['daunfɒ:l] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
n. 衰败, 大雨
n. failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
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downfall的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. The organization he had built up eventually became the instrument of his downfall.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. A downfall is expected, so take an umbrella.估计要下大雨,把伞带上。
  3. Pride was his downfall.骄傲是他垮台的原因。
  4. He is not a snob and therein lay his downfall.他不是个势利小人,而他失败的原因正在于此。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. Various factors contributed to his downfall.多种因素导致了他的垮台。
  2. Greed was his downfall.贪得无厌就是他堕落的缘由。

经典引文

  • The downfall of his great expectations.

    出自:W. Irving
  • The..intellectual arrogance which led to his downfall in Greats.

    出自:R. P. Graves
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