undoing

['ʌn'du:iŋ]

n.祸根, 失败的原因
动词undo的现在分词形式

例句与用法：

That proved to be my undoing, for I soon got back to my old bad habit of dozing off in front of the screen.

这证明了我的失败，因为我不久就回到电视屏幕前打瞌睡的坏习惯去了。

Greed was his undoing.

贪婪就是坠落

Stress can be the undoing of so many fine players.

紧张可能是这许多优秀选手失败的原因。

详细释义：

n.[theS]

1. 毁灭; 垮台

This hard attitude may have led to his undoing.

可能就是这种强硬的态度导致了他的垮台。

2. 毁灭(或失败)的原因

Stress can be the undoing of so many fine players.

紧张可能是这许多优秀选手失败的原因。

3. 取消; 消除

4. 解开; 松开; 打开