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单词 degrade
释义
degrade
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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 FAMILY
degrade: 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, dehumanize
deprive 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, demonetize
deprive 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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