2something that causes a complete failure or loss of someone’s money, moral standards, social position etc 造成破产[堕落,衰败,垮台等]的原因
be somebody’s downfall
an addiction to gambling that proved to be her downfall
最后导致她堕落的赌瘾
Examples from the Corpus
downfall• As long as there is an alternative, over-pricing ultimately brings its own downfall.• One bad investment eventually led to Roberts' downfall.• Greed would later prove to be Barnett's downfall.• Finally, there remaineddifferences of approach between the various forces which had contributed to the Shah's downfall.• Later, they seized the town and contributed to the downfall of the Empire.• People are quick to slap that label on you, and then just as eager to predict your downfall.
led to ... downfall• A series of failed ventures based on his hobbies of collectingclassicsports cars and aircraftled to his downfall.• He reflected on the options which had been open to him, one of which had led to his downfall.• Maybe it wasn't the body after all that led to Mellor's downfall.• It was this which led to his downfall.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + DOWNFALL | DOWNFALL + VERB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤eventual, ultimate最終的垮台➤dramatic, tragic戲劇性的/悲劇性的失敗VERB + DOWNFALL➤bring about, cause, lead to造成垮台;導致垮台◇a scandal that brought about his downfall導致他垮台的醜聞➤contribute to, hasten促使垮台;加速衰落◇The failure of this plan contributed to her eventual downfall.這個計劃的失敗促使她最終垮台。➤plot密謀推翻◇They were found guilty of plotting the downfall of the government.他們被判犯有密謀推翻政府罪。DOWNFALL + VERB➤come失敗來臨◇The movement's downfall came with the failed coup d'état.政變流產了,這場運動也隨之失敗。PHRASES➤be sb's downfall是某人垮台的原因◇His greed was eventually his downfall.貪婪最終導致了他的垮台。