单词 | degrade |
释义 | degrade (once / 320 pages) v Degrade means to put down––a degrading comment is one that makes the subject feel bad, a degraded field is one whose soil has been worn out. If you move from an A average to a B, you've been degraded. When you whistle at a passing woman, you're being disrespectful––your behavior is degrading to women. In science, degrade means to break down. Old paper or photographs can degrade when left in the light––their material breaks down so that they crumble at a touch. WORD FAMILYdegrade: degradation, degraded, degrader, degrades, degrading+/degradation: degradations/degraded: degradedly/degrader: degraders/degrading: degradingly USAGE EXAMPLES“Torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment is never a morally permissible option, even if lives depend on gaining information,” the manual said. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Some appear to be in good condition but were conserved using a 1940s process that is slowly degrading the documents housed in the temperature-controlled archives. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Environmentalists are fighting the plan, saying it would degrade the river’s natural status. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1v reduce in worth or character, usually verbally Syn|Hypo|Hyper demean, disgrace, put down, take down reduce lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation dehumanise, dehumanizedeprive of human qualities abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortify cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of 2v lower the grade of something; reduce its worth Syn|Hypo|Hyper cheapen devaluate, devalue remove the value from; deprive of its value demonetise, demonetizedeprive of value for payment aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, worsen make worse 3v reduce the level of land, as by erosion Ant aggrade build up to a level by depositing sediment |
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