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debases

英[dɪ'beɪs] 美[dɪ'beɪs]
  • v.降低质量、地位或价值;贬低
debasement debased debased debasing debases

详细释义

Verb:
  1. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality;

    "debauch the young people with wine and women"
    "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"
    "Do school counselors subvert young children?"
    "corrupt the morals"

  2. lower in value by increasing the base-metal content

  3. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones;

    "adulterate liquor"

双语例句

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. Sport is being debased by commercialism.
      体育运动的价值受商业化的影响而逐渐下降。
    2. There exists an incentive to debase the currency.
      存在货币贬值的动机。
    3. I think we can debase the price to get more market share.
      我认为我们可以通过降低价格来夺得更大的市场份额。
    4. You debase yourself by telling such lies.
      你说这些谎话就降低了身份。

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