debase 详细解释

debase

[di'beis]

v.降低质量、地位或价值, 贬低

vt.

降低(品质、价值等); 贬低(人格); 使(货币)贬值

Greed had debased his character.

贪婪降低了他的品格。

词形变化

名词: debasement | 动词过去式: debased | 动词过去分词: debased | 动词现在分词: debasing | 动词第三人称单数: debases |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.降低

lower  discredit  degrade  demote  abase  run down  

同义参见:

impute  alloy  shame  pervert  lower  demoralize  

反义:

vt.降低; 变造

elevate  

英英释义

动词 debase:

corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

同义词：corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect

lower in value by increasing the base-metal content

同义词：alloy

corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

同义词：adulterate, stretch, dilute

补充

debasedebase英:[diˈbeis] 美:[dɪˈbes]vt.1.降低质量(地位、价格等)Such unkind action debases you.这种不和善的行为贬低了你自己的人格。2.降低(硬币的)价值, 贬值The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。

例句

1. Politicians have debased the meaning of the word 'freedom'.政客们贬低了“自由”这个词的含义。 2. He said parliament and the process of democracy had been debased.他说议会和民主进程的价值都遭到了亵渎。 3. It's absurd for journalists to debase themselves in this way.记者们竟然用这种方式进行自贬, 实在荒唐。 4. They debased the value of the dollar.他们使美元贬值。 5. He wouldn't debase himself by quarreling with his son.他不想与其儿子争吵而降低身份。 6. to debase oneself for money为金钱而卑躬屈膝 7. the love episodes debase the dignity of the drama.爱情插曲冲淡了该戏剧的庄重性。 8. [as adj. debased]the debased traditions of sportsmanship.运动精神的减退。 9. war debases people.战争降低人们的道德品质。 10. The governor debased himself by lying to the public.州长因对公众撒谎而败坏了自己的名誉。 11. The holiday has been debased by commercialism.这个节日因商业气息过重而声誉受损。 12. a debased form of entertainment低级娱乐形式 13. a debased coin/currency贬值硬币/货币 14. the debasement of women对女性的贬低 15. Those ads are debasing [=insulting] to women.那些广告是在贬低女性。 16. a debasing comment贬低性评论

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