"I believe this war to be a tragic failure that continues to undermine rather than advance our national security interests."

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

But it's a difficult claim because even as Milton makes this claim, he manages to undermine its force.

但这是困难的，因为即便是弥尔顿做出了这一宣告，他也打算降低它所蕴含的威力。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

The notion of autonomy, the notion of the freedom of the poem from any kind of dependence in the world, is something that is very easy to undermine critically.

自主的观念，世界上各种,独立的诗的自由，很容易被破坏。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

TV loves a ruckus," Some Democrats are hitting back, accusing some of the protestors of trying to undermine democracy.

VOA: standard.2009.08.17

For some of you it may be difficult I know that and I want you to rest assured that no one in this course wishes to undermine or malign religious faith any more than they wish to promote or proselytize for religious faith.

我知道对你们中的另一些人来说这门课会有困难,不过我想要你们放心,这门课上没有人想要破灭和诋毁宗教信仰,同样也没人想要劝诱他人信教。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters in Riyadh, bin Laden wants to undermine the president's outreach to Muslims.

VOA: standard.2009.06.03

It's worth saying a word about that, because I want to undermine any great confidence that you may have and what you can believe that scholars tell you, because we keep finding out how wrong we are about all kinds of things.

这里得说的是,我想给自信满满的家伙泼点儿冷水,你曾深信不疑的学者们告诉你的那些事,不断被发现,并在很多问题上都存在纰漏

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

But they add that failure to implement fiscal consolidation where it is needed could undermine confidence and hamper growth.

VOA: standard.2010.06.27

What better way to drive home the point that inhumanity and violence undermine the very foundations of society than to describe a situation in which a cosmic catastrophe results from human corruption and violence.

我们应该铭记在心的一点是,任何非人道的行为都会侵蚀人类社会存在的根基,而不是简单的描述一个人类因其堕落和血腥,招致的一场大灾难的场景。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

However,I am extremely concerned that moving this bill out of committee will undermine President Obama's diplomatic efforts."

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

Republicans argue a government plan, also known as the public option, would undermine the private insurance industry.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

But they also said the material released by WikiLeaks will not undermine the mission in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2010.07.30

Quirantes cites allegations that Venezuela and other leftist leaders have sent mercenaries to Honduras to undermine the de facto government of President Roberto Micheletti.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

The violence represents an effort to undermine Iraqi authorities, to undermine them at a time when it is widely understood that U.S.forces are beginning a departure.

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky expressed his disappointment with Specter's decision, saying it could undermine Republicans' ability to put a check on the Democratic majority.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

The rights group says the government's foot-dragging on calls for justice for the victims of post-election violence threatens to undermine Kenya's stability and impede future economic development.

VOA: standard.2009.07.31

Ambassador Hill said recent bomb attacks in Iraq are an effort to undermine the Iraqi people as U.S.forces gradually withdraw under a timetable established by President Barack Obama."

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

And it will undermine the very objectives we are trying to achieve,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

The opponents say some of the clauses undermine Pakistan's sovereignty.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

"Competition does not undermine the Egyptian role right away,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

One of Nigeria's leading opposition parties, the Action Congress, says the establishment of a panel of top security officials to probe the $180 million Halliburton bribery scandal was an attempt to undermine the investigations.

VOA: standard.2009.04.18

While the political uncertainty has prevailed since the August 20 poll, the Taliban-led insurgency continues to undermine international efforts to bring stability to Afghanistan eight years after the U.S.-led coalition launched the anti-Taliban offensive.

VOA: standard.2009.10.07

The incident comes two months after the new commander of the international forces, U.S.General Stanley McChrystal, put in place new measures to prevent civilian casualties that he says undermine an anti-terrorism war in Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04

U.S.Senator John Kerry, one of the authors of the aid package, is expected to arrive in Pakistan early next week to reassure Pakistani leaders that the United States does not intend to undermine their country's sovereignty.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

"But we also have to recognize that if markets are skittish and don't have confidence that we can tackle the tough problems of our medium- and long-term debt and deficits,then that also is going to undermine our recovery."

VOA: standard.2010.06.27

"However,what Egypt did undermine, to an extent,especially in the last two years, has been to combine its legitimate defense of national security concerns with a wider appeal to Arab interests and Palestinian interests at the core of them,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.03

In an open letter to Mr.Sanha and Mr.Yala before Sunday's vote, the Canadian International Institute of Applied Negotiation and the International Crisis Group called on the losing candidate to "refrain from taking any form of violent actions that could further undermine the fragile stability in the country."

VOA: standard.2009.07.26