downfalls

英 [ˈdaʊnfɔːlz]

美 [ˈdaʊnˌfɔlz]

n.  衰落; 衰败; 垮台; 衰落(或衰败、垮台)的原因
downfall的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 衰落;衰败;垮台
  Thedownfallof a successful or powerful person or institution is their loss of success or power.
  1. His lack of experience had led to his downfall.
     经验不足导致了他的下台。
  2. ...people wishing to see the downfall of the government.
     希望看到政府倒台的人们
• N-COUNT 失败(或垮台)的原因
  The thing that was a person'sdownfallcaused them to fail or lose power.
  1. His honesty had been his downfall...
     他败在诚实。
  2. Alan's downfall was women.
     艾伦栽在了“女人”这两个字上。

双语例句

• The people you meet who affect your life, and the success and downfalls you experience, help to create who you are and who you become.
  你会遇到影响你一生的人，还会经历失败与成功的沉沉浮浮。这些人，这些事，塑造着今天的你和明天的你。
• The people you meet who affect your life and the successes and downfalls you experience-they are the ones who create who you are.
  你遇到的那些影响你的生活的人和你所经历的成功或失败，都会让你看清自己。
• And the point about such figures is that their innate flaws make their downfalls inevitable.
  这类人物的特点就是：他们自身的缺陷决定了他们的毁灭不可避免。
• There are other potential downfalls.
  还存在其他可能的失败。
• Acknowledge your successes along with your downfalls.
  坦然对待成功和失败。
• With the exploitation of resources and the gradual reduction of resource reserves, mining zones whose development mainly depend on their own resources are facing downfalls.
  随着资源的不断开采，资源储量的不断减少，依靠当地资源发展起来的矿区，面临着衰败的危险。