Undoing

(noun.) an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done).

录入:曼蒂

• The little fellow crouched trembling just an instant, but that instant was quite long enough to prove his undoing. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• She did not say anything but slipped her hand inside of his shirt and he felt her undoing the shirt buttons and she said, You, too. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• Undoing his helmet, he placed it on the table, and stood a moment as if to collect himself before he told his news. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• The Medes and Persians formed an alliance with the nomadic Semitic Chaldeans of the south for the joint undoing of Assyria. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• And as she spoke she was undoing a small parcel, which Fanny had observed in her hand when they met. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
• But his very thirst for knowledge and new facts again proved his undoing. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• She saw him stooping to the bag, undoing the loosely buckled strap, unattentive. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• The papers in Bardell and Pickwick,' replied Perker, undoing the knot with his teeth. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• I will, directly, sir,' replied Oliver: undoing the chain, and turning the key. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• It was that comparison which was her undoing. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.

整理:瓦莱丽