| 词汇 | unmake |
| 释义 | unmake verb[ T ] uk /ʌnˈmeɪk/ us /ʌnˈmeɪk/unmade to destroy a reputation or a career: 破坏（名誉或事业） Actors' reputations have been made and unmade on this London stage.就在伦敦的这个舞台上，一些演员一战成名，另一些却名誉扫地。 Synonym undo Opposite make Destroying and demolishing annihilate annihilation apocalypse bash bash through (something) be sacrificed on the altar of somethingidiom costly dynamite erosion erosional erosionally erosive sabotage saboteur sack sacking sacrifice scarred sink wipe Examples of unmakeunmake It is probably significant that 'defaire' can also mean to unmake, to unravel, to dismantle, to evade. These women tell their history from their point of view and challenge the authoritative story, though in many cases the past has the power to damage and unmake the present. But none of us knows how to unmake that dreadful machine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is because it is illegal to unmake munitions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We know perfectly well that taxes are not going to make or unmake market laws, but you cannot avoid that position. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It, and it alone, can make and unmake at its will, can destroy every institution in the country, and alter every fundamental law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We can also see that the last year has unmade some of the mistakes committed earlier in this century. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I came down here with my mind absolutely unmade up on the question. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If it were the wives who made him at the last election, the wives will unmake him at the next. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are now giving them the power to unmake law, which may also profoundly affect our lives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 From the beginning of history the fortunes of men and nations were made and unmade in unending cycles of war and peace. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot make it and unmake it according the peaks and corresponding dips in our economy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It should make and unmake governments; it should control their finances and have the right ultimately to secure its legislation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Hitherto it is always possible for those who make the laws to repeal them again, and to unmake them, provided the electors remain the same or substantially the same. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was therefore in their power to make or unmake a citizen. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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