degraded

柯林斯词典

degrade /dɪˈɡreɪd/ (degrading,degraded,degrades)

• 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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