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sabotage

UK //ˈsæb.ə.tɑːʒ//US //ˈsæb.ə.tɑːʒ//

词源

源自法语'sabotage',最初指工人将木鞋(sabot)扔进机器中造成破坏的行为,后引申为各种破坏活动。

noun

❶ 故意破坏行为,指为了阻碍或破坏某事物正常运作而采取的行动,常用于工作场所或军事行动中。

“The factory was shut down due to an act of sabotage.”

(工厂因蓄意破坏行为而被迫关闭。)

“Investigators found evidence of sabotage in the computer system.”

(调查人员在电脑系统中发现了人为破坏的证据。)

同义词:wrecking, vandalism, subversion

verb

❶ 蓄意破坏或妨碍某事物的正常运作,通常出于政治、商业或个人目的。

“Disgruntled employees tried to sabotage the new management system.”

(心怀不满的员工试图破坏新的管理系统。)

“She suspected her colleagues were sabotaging her chances of promotion.”

(她怀疑同事们在破坏她的晋升机会。)

同义词:undermine, disrupt, damage

常见短语

industrial sabotage — 工业破坏行为,特指在工作场所或生产过程中故意实施的破坏活动。

“The company suffered huge losses from industrial sabotage during the labor dispute.”

(公司在劳资纠纷期间因工业破坏行为遭受了巨大损失。)

self-sabotage — 自我破坏行为,指无意识地阻碍自己成功或实现目标的心理行为模式。

“His constant procrastination is a form of self-sabotage.”

(他持续的拖延是一种自我破坏的表现。)