degrade

英 [dɪˈɡreɪd]

美 [dɪˈɡreɪd]

v.  降低…身份; 侮辱…的人格; 使受屈辱; (使)退化，降解; 分解; 降低，削弱(尤指质量)

现在分词：degrading　过去分词：degraded　第三人称单数：degrades　过去式：degraded　复数：degrades　

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牛津词典

verb

• 降低…身份；侮辱…的人格；使受屈辱
  to show or treat sb in a way that makes them seem not worth any respect or not worth taking seriously
  1. This poster is offensive and degrades women.
     这张海报冒失无礼，有辱女性尊严。
• （使）退化，降解；分解
  to change or make sth change to a simpler chemical form
• 降低，削弱（尤指质量）
  to make sth become worse, especially in quality

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使丢脸;有辱…的人格;降低…的身份
  Something thatdegradessomeone causes people to have less respect for them.
  1. ...the notion that pornography degrades women...
     认为色情作品有辱女性尊严的观念
  2. When I asked him if he had ever been to a prostitute he said he wouldn't degrade himself like that.
     我问他是否找过妓女时，他说他不会自贬身份去干那种事情。
• VERB 使恶化;使退化
  Todegradesomething means to cause it to get worse.
  1. ...the ability to meet human needs indefinitely without degrading the environment.
     无限制地满足人类需求而不造成环境退化的能力
• V-ERG （使）降解
  In science, if a substancedegradesor if somethingdegradesit, it changes chemically and decays or separates into different substances.
  1. This substance degrades rapidly in the soil.
     这种物质在土壤里会迅速降解。
  2. ...the ability of these enzymes to degrade cellulose.
     这些酶降解纤维素的能力

英英释义

verb

• lower the grade of something
  Synonym:cheapen
• reduce the level of land, as by erosion
• reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
  1. She tends to put down younger women colleagues
  2. His critics took him down after the lecture
  Synonym:take downdisgracedemeanput down

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