degrade

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。