overthrow ♦︎ downfall ♦︎ fall ♦︎ nemesis ♦︎ undoingThese are all words for sb's loss of power, money or social position, or the thing which causes this.這些詞均表示衰敗、垮台或導致衰敗的原因。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be sb's downfall / nemesis / undoing◆to bring about / lead to sb's overthrow / downfall / fall■overthrow ˈəʊvəθrəʊ; NAmEˈoʊvərθroʊ [singular] the act of taking power by force from a leader or government; a leader or government's loss of power推翻;打倒;下台◆A republic was declared following the overthrow of the monarchy.君主制推翻後,共和國宣布成立。◆He was president from 1966 until his overthrow in 1970.他自1966年任總統,直到1970年被趕下台。 see also overthrow ⇨ removeverb2■downfallˈdaʊnfɔːl [singular] the loss of sb's power, money or social position; the thing that causes this衰敗;垮台;衰敗(或垮台)的原因◆The sex scandal finally led to his downfall.這樁性醜聞最終使他身敗名裂。◆Greed was her downfall.貪得無厭就是她堕落的緣由。■fall [singular] a loss of political or economic power or success; the loss or defeat of a city or country in war(政權的)垮台;(經濟的)崩潰;(城市或國家的)淪陷,滅亡◆The scandal undoubtedly contributed to his fall from power.這樁醜聞無疑是導致了他的下台的原因之一。◆His diary charts his dramatic fall from grace(= loss of power and respect).他的日記記錄了他如何突如其來地喪失了權力和尊崇。◆Napoleon's rise and fall拿破侖的興亡◆the fall of Rome to the barbarians蠻族攻陷羅馬OPPrise ⇨ progress▸fall
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[intransitive] ◆The coup failed but the government fell shortly afterwards.政變雖然流産,但是不久以後政府便垮台了。◆Troy finally fell to the Greeks.特洛伊城最終被希臘人攻陷。■nemesis ˈneməsɪs [uncountable, singular] (formal) punishment or defeat that is deserved and cannot be avoided; the thing that causes this報應;不可避免的失敗;遭到報應(或懲罰、失敗)的原因◆This over-ambitious project eventually proved to be the company's nemesis.這個過於宏大的項目最終不可避免地導致了公司的失敗。■undoing ʌnˈduːɪŋ [singular] the reason why sb fails at sth or loses their power, money or social position失敗(或垮台、失勢)的原因◆That one mistake was his undoing.他一失足即成千古恨。OPPmakingⓘ If sth is the making of sb, it makes them become a better or more successful person. * be the making of sb意思是使某人成爲更好或更有作爲的人◆College was the making of Joe.大學造就了喬。