Badgers had undermined the foundations of the church.是什么意思？

Badgers had undermined the foundations of the church.

獾在这座教堂的地基处打了洞.

badgers

n. 獾( badger的名词复数 )，獾皮，（大写）獾州人（美国威斯康星州人的别称），<动><澳>毛鼻袋熊；

例句
The agency kills foxes, badgers and other creditors predators.
机构杀死狐狸, 獾,和其他食肉动物.

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

undermined

adj. 潜行的；v. 在某物下挖洞或挖通道( undermine的过去式和过去分词 )，侵蚀…的基础，暗中破坏，逐渐削弱；

例句
The authority of his voice is undermined by the smallness of his build.
瘦小的身形削弱了他声音中的权威感。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

foundations

n. 地基，地基( foundation的名词复数 )，基础，基金（会），建立；

例句
Lord Clarendon's liberal credo was one of the foundations of his political conduct.
克拉伦登勋爵的自由主义信条是他从事政治活动的一大基础。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

church

n. [宗]教堂，[宗]教徒，[宗]教派，[宗]教会；adj. 教会的，礼拜的；vt. 领…到教堂接受宗教仪式；

例句
He spent his adolescent years playing guitar in the church band.
他在教堂的乐队里弹吉他，度过了他的青少年时期。