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degrading
[英] [dɪˈgreɪdɪŋ] [美] [dɪˈɡredɪŋ] 生词本

adj.

v.

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1. VERB 使丢脸;有辱…的人格;降低…的身份 Something that degrades someone causes people to have less respect for them. 

  • ...the notion that pornography degrades women...

    认为色情作品有辱女性尊严的观念

  • 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。

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  • Mr Porter was subjected to a degrading strip-search.

    波特先生被迫接受有辱人格的裸身搜查。

2. VERB 使恶化;使退化 To degrade something means to cause it to get worse. 

  • ...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

3. V-ERG （使）降解 In science, if a substance degrades or if something degrades it, it changes chemically and decays or separates into different substances. 

  • This substance degrades rapidly in the soil.

    这种物质在土壤里会迅速降解。

  • ...the ability of these enzymes to degrade cellulose.

    这些酶降解纤维素的能力

Adjective

1. harmful to the mind or morals;

  • "corrupt judges and their corrupting influence"
  • "the vicious and degrading cult of violence"

2. used of conduct; characterized by dishonor

1. He felt it was a degrading job to wash dishes at a restaurant.
他认为在餐馆洗盘子是下贱的工作。

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2. He found the work extremely degrading.
他觉得这一差事极其丟人。

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3. It was very degrading to be punished in front of the whole class.
在全班同学面前受罚是非常丢脸的。

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