degrade
形容词
(质量、价值)降低;退化
(地位、职位)降级
(环境)恶化;退化
(品质、品味)低劣的
(语言、行为)粗俗的;下流的
名词
退化;降级
堕落;堕泪
降解;分解
词义辨析
degrade和debase都指把某物的质量、价值或地位降低到较低的水平。但degrade更侧重于不可逆转的退化,而debase则表示降低到不体面或低劣的水平。
词汇扩充
degradation:退化;降级
degraded:降低了地位的;退化的
degrading:贬低的;降低地位的
degradability:可降解性
degradable:可降解的
近义词
lower:降低
downgrade:降级
diminish:减少;降低
deteriorate:恶化;变坏
devalue:贬值
反义词
upgrade:提升;升级
promote:提升;晋升
elevate:提升;抬高
enhance:增强;提高
柯林斯词典
(动词)If you say that someone degrades someone else, you disapprove of them because they treat that person without respect and make them feel ashamed or embarrassed.
用法
The way they've treated her is degrading.
Her husband constantly degrades her.
I don't want to degrade myself by answering that question.
牛津词典
(动词)Treat or regard (someone) with contempt or disrespect.
用法
They degrade themselves by involving in such activities.
He often degrades his colleagues in public.
It is important not to degrade others based on their appearance.
中英双语例句
His constant insults degrade her self-esteem. 他不断的侮辱降低了她的自尊心。
The pollution is degrading the quality of the rivers. 污染正在使河流的水质下降。
She was degraded from her position as manager. 她被降职,不再担任经理职务。
Living in poverty can degrade a person's sense of self-worth. 生活在贫困中会降低一个人的自尊心。
Their behavior at the party was degrading and disrespectful. 他们在聚会上的行为粗俗无礼。
She felt degraded by the way her colleagues treated her. 她感到同事们对待她的方式让她感到自尊心受到了侮辱。
His actions are degrading to humanity. 他的行为有损于人类的尊严。
The factory's waste is causing the degradation of the local environment. 工厂的废料正在导致当地环境的恶化。
The degradation of the ecosystem is a cause for concern. 生态系统的退化令人担忧。
He degraded himself by cheating on the exam. 他通过作弊降低了自己。
She was degraded to a mere servant. 她被降为了一个普通的仆人。
His degrading remarks only served to anger her. 他那些侮辱性的言论只会激怒她。
They are facing degradation and poverty. 他们正面临退化和贫困。
The degradation of the city's infrastructure is evident. 城市基础设施的退化是显而易见的。
Excessive logging is leading to the degradation of the forest. 过度伐木导致了森林的退化。
She refuses to degrade herself by compromising her principles. 她拒绝通过妥协原则来贬低自己。
He was degraded to a lower rank due to his misconduct. 由于不当行为,他被降级到了更低的职位。
The actor's career went into a period of degradation. 这位演员的职业生涯进入了一个堕落期。
The degradation of morals in society is a troubling issue. 社会道德的堕落是一个令人担忧的问题。
They witnessed the degradation of their once-vibrant neighborhood. 他们目睹了曾经繁荣的社区的衰败。
The degradation of the water supply has led to health problems in the community. 水源的退化导致了社区的健康问题。
She refused to degrade herself by participating in the scandal. 她拒绝通过参与丑闻来降低自己。
The degradation of the company's reputation resulted in a loss of customers. 公司声誉的降低导致了顾客的流失。
His behavior towards others is degrading and disrespectful. 他对待他人的行为是侮辱性的,不尊重的。