单词	debase
释义	debasede‧base /dɪˈbeɪs/ verb [transitive] formal Verb Table VERB TABLE debase Simple Form Present I, you, we, they debase he, she, it debases Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they debased Present perfect I, you, we, they have debased he, she, it has debased Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had debased Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will debase Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have debased Continuous Form Present I am debasing he, she, it is debasing you, we, they are debasing Past I, he, she, it was debasing you, we, they were debasing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been debasing he, she, it has been debasing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been debasing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be debasing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been debasing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a debased currency Our society has been debased by war and corruption. Women were forced to debase themselves by selling their bodies. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Agit-poppers convinced themselves that rock was archaic and debased, no longer capable of functioning as a medium for radical comment. By adding base metals, the leaders debased the currency, hurting its value, and fueling inflation. Even the love of Troilus and Cressida is debased by the Trojan atmosphere, and misplaced values. This whole extravaganza is demeaning, debasing and deeply damaging to what should be serious political discourse, the protesters complain. To deny the truth on grounds of faith alone debases both science and religion. To do so would be to debase them by turning them into commodities. Who is watching me in my current debased condition? Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► debase a currency/coinage (=reduce its value) COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► currency · By adding base metals, the leaders debased the currency, hurting its value, and fueling inflation. to make someone or something lose its value or people’s respect:  The medical profession has been debased by these revelations.debase yourself actors who debased themselves by participating in the showdebase a currency/coinage (=reduce its value)—debasement noun [countable, uncountable]:  currency debasement
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