Definition
Damaged or critically undermined in a way that is not immediately apparent but will ultimately lead to complete failure.
指某事物受到的損害或破壞，其影響初期可能不明顯，但最終會導致徹底失敗。
The company failed to adapt to the changing market, and many of its projects were holed below the waterline.
公司未能適應不斷變化的市場，其許多項目已受到致命損害。
The flaws in the policy were not immediately obvious, but over time, they holed the economy below the waterline.
政策的缺陷起初並不明顯，但隨著時間的推移，它們對經濟造成了致命打擊。
Due to mismanagement, the organization's reputation was holed below the waterline, making recovery difficult.
由於管理不善，該組織的聲譽受到了致命損害，難以恢復。