- the loss of a person’s money, power, social position, etc.; the thing that causes this衰落；衰败；垮台；衰落（或衰败、垮台）的原因
- The sex scandal finally led to his downfall.这桩绯闻最终使他身败名裂。🔊🔊
- Greed was her downfall.贪得无厌就是她堕落的缘由。🔊🔊
Extra Examples- The failure of this plan contributed to her eventual downfall.这个计划的失败促使她最终垮台。
- They were found guilty of plotting the downfall of the government.他们被判犯有密谋推翻政府罪。
- Sarah's downfall came through being over-confident.萨拉（Sarah）的垮台是因为过于自信。
- The murder proved to be the downfall of the notorious brothers.谋杀被证明是臭名昭著的兄弟的失败。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- eventual
- ultimate
- dramatic
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