degrade
柯林斯词典
1. V-T Something that degrades someone causes people to have less respect for them. 使贬低身份; 使有辱人格
...the notion that pornography degrades women. …色情作品贬低妇女的这种看法。
2. degradingADJ 贬低身份的; 有辱人格的
Mr. Porter was subjected to a degrading strip search. 波特先生受到了有辱人格的脱衣搜身。
3. V-T To degrade something means to cause it to get worse. 使恶化[正式]
...the ability to meet human needs indefinitely without degrading the environment. …满足人类无限需求但又不会使环境恶化的能力。
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degrade /dɪˈɡreɪd/ (degrading,degraded,degrades)
剑桥词典
degrade verb (LOSE RESPECT)
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]to cause people to feel that they or other people have no value and do not have the respect or good opinion of others
贬低；降低…的身份；侮辱…的人格
Pornography degrades women. 色情作品是对女性的侮辱。
degrade verb (SPOIL)
[ 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ]to spoil or destroy the beauty or quality of something
玷污；损害，危害
Every day the environment is further degraded by toxic wastes . 环境日益受到有毒废物的危害。
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词：后面接宾语的动词 ] electronics specialized
If the quality of something electrical or electronic degrades or is degraded, it becomes less good or less correct .
（使）（无线电信号、灵敏度等）降低
degrade verb (CHANGE STRUCTURE)
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 ] chemistry specialized(of a substance ) to change into a more simple chemical structure
降解，自然分解
These chemicals quickly degrade into harmless compounds . 这些化学制品能很快降解为无害化合物。
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