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Civil activities shall have respect for social ethics and shall not harm the public interest, undermine state economic plans or disrupt social economic order.
民事活动应当尊重社会公德,不得损害社会公共利益,破坏国家经济计划,扰乱社会经济秩序。
© 中国投资指南
© Invest in China
But President George W. Bush had, from the beginning of his administration, sought to undermine multilateral institutions and agreements.
但是布什总统在其政府开始之初就寻求削弱多边机构和协议。
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
They allow the White House to argue that it means to undermine Iran’s leadership, not its people.
采取这种的措施也使得白宫可以声称自己的意图是破坏伊朗的领导结构,而不是针对伊朗的人民。
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
Her decision to form an alliance of convenience with Pakistan’s unpopular military ruler, Pervez Musharraf, continues to undermine her claim to be a restorer of democracy and champion of the street.
她所做出的与巴基斯坦不受欢迎的军事统治者佩尔韦兹·穆沙拉夫联盟的决策 继续损害着她所提出的成为民主恢复者和街头战士的主张。
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
A revolutionary force in international relations is one whose level of dissatisfaction with the status quo is such that it works to undermine it at any price.
国际关系中的革命力量往往对现状极为不满以至于要不惜一切代价破坏它。
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
On the contrary, it is high time for friends of the United States, particularly in Europe, to realize that America’s weakness undermines their international influence as well.
相反,美国的盟友,特别是欧洲,应该意识到,美国的衰落也会削弱他们自己的国际影响力。
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
Esfandiari is a 67-year-old grandmother – just the right age to set about undermining Iran.
67岁的Esfandiari是一位祖母—正是危害伊朗的好年龄。
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
Furthermore, government strategies for the control of oil production are causing tribal fragmentation and undermining the process of southern solidarity, calling directly into question the validity of the April 1997 Khartoum peace agreement.
此外,政府控制石油生产的战略也引起部落分裂,危及南部团结的进程, 使1997年4月的《嚷土穆和平协议》的有效性直接受到质疑.
© 2000-2011年版权
© United Nations 2010
With Macedonia in NATO, any adventurous policy that undermined regional stability would certainly be stopped in its tracks.
如果马其顿加入北约,那么任何破坏地区稳定的冒险政策都会在实行过程中遭到阻止。
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011
© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

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undermine

verb
Basic forms
Pastundermined
Imperativeundermine
Present Participle (Participle I)undermining
Past Participle (Participle II)undermined
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I underminewe undermine
you undermineyou undermine
he/she/it underminesthey undermine
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am underminingwe are undermining
you are underminingyou are undermining
he/she/it is underminingthey are undermining
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have underminedwe have undermined
you have underminedyou have undermined
he/she/it has underminedthey have undermined
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been underminingwe have been undermining
you have been underminingyou have been undermining
he/she/it has been underminingthey have been undermining
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I underminedwe undermined
you underminedyou undermined
he/she/it underminedthey undermined
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was underminingwe were undermining
you were underminingyou were undermining
he/she/it was underminingthey were undermining
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had underminedwe had undermined
you had underminedyou had undermined
he/she/it had underminedthey had undermined
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been underminingwe had been undermining
you had been underminingyou had been undermining
he/she/it had been underminingthey had been undermining
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will underminewe shall/will undermine
you will undermineyou will undermine
he/she/it will underminethey will undermine
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be underminingwe shall/will be undermining
you will be underminingyou will be undermining
he/she/it will be underminingthey will be undermining
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have underminedwe shall/will have undermined
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he/she/it will have underminedthey will have undermined
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been underminingwe shall/will have been undermining
you will have been underminingyou will have been undermining
he/she/it will have been underminingthey will have been undermining
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would underminewe should/would undermine
you would undermineyou would undermine
he/she/it would underminethey would undermine
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be underminingwe should/would be undermining
you would be underminingyou would be undermining
he/she/it would be underminingthey would be undermining
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have underminedwe should/would have undermined
you would have underminedyou would have undermined
he/she/it would have underminedthey would have undermined
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been underminingwe should/would have been undermining
you would have been underminingyou would have been undermining
he/she/it would have been underminingthey would have been undermining
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am underminedwe are undermined
you are underminedyou are undermined
he/she/it is underminedthey are undermined
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being underminedwe are being undermined
you are being underminedyou are being undermined
he/she/it is being underminedthey are being undermined
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been underminedwe have been undermined
you have been underminedyou have been undermined
he/she/it has been underminedthey have been undermined
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was underminedwe were undermined
you were underminedyou were undermined
he/she/it was underminedthey were undermined
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being underminedwe were being undermined
you were being underminedyou were being undermined
he/she/it was being underminedthey were being undermined
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been underminedwe had been undermined
you had been underminedyou had been undermined
he/she/it had been underminedthey had been undermined
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be underminedwe shall/will be undermined
you will be underminedyou will be undermined
he/she/it will be underminedthey will be undermined
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been underminedwe shall/will have been undermined
you will have been underminedyou will have been undermined
he/she/it will have been underminedthey will have been undermined