名詞 downfall:

1. failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
   同義詞：ruin, ruination
2. the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
   同義詞：precipitation
3. a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
   同義詞：fall

1. The organization he had built up eventually became the instrument of his downfall.
   他創(chuàng)建起來的組織到頭來卻成為促使他倒臺(tái)的根本原因了。
2. He is not a snob and therein lay his downfall.
   他不是個(gè)勢(shì)利小人，而他失敗的原因正在于此。
3. Her enemies are scheming her downfall.
   她的敵人陰謀打垮她。
4. Pride was his downfall.
   驕傲是他垮臺(tái)的原因。
5. German-born American editorial cartoonist whose caricatures in Harper's Weekly contributed to the downfall of the Tweed Ring in New York City. He also established the donkey and the elephant as symbols of the Democratic and Republican parties.
   納斯特，托馬斯1840－1902德裔美國社論卡通畫家，他刊登在《哈潑周刊》上的作品對(duì)特威德集團(tuán)在紐約市的垮臺(tái)很有影響。他還曾創(chuàng)作象征共和黨的大象和民主黨的毛驢形象
6. His vanity brought his downfall.
   他因虛榮心太重而垮臺(tái)。
7. Greed led to his downfall.
   他因貪得無厭而導(dǎo)致身敗名裂。

down.fall

n.（名詞）

A sudden loss of wealth, rank, reputation, or happiness; ruin.
毀滅：財(cái)富、地位、名聲或快樂的突然消失；毀滅
A cause of sudden ruin.
突然毀滅的原因
A fall of rain or snow, especially a heavy or unexpected one.
大陣雨（雪）：特別指很大的意料之外的大陣雨或大雪