debase
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T To debase something means to reduce its value or quality. 貶值; 降低質(zhì)量[正式]
Politicians have debased the meaning of the word "freedom."
政治家們已經(jīng)降低了“自由”一詞的意義。
2. debasedADJ
...the debased standards of today's media. ... 當(dāng)今媒體降低的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。
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debase /d??be?s/ (debasing,debased,debases)
劍橋詞典
- to reduce the quality or value of something
使墮落；貶低
Some argue that money has debased football . 有人說金錢腐蝕了足球運(yùn)動(dòng)。
Our world view has become debased. We no longer have a sense of the sacred . 我們的世界觀墮落了，我們不再具有神圣感。
?debase the coinage/currency
to lower the value of a coin by making it from a less valuable metal
（通過摻雜非貴重金屬）降低硬幣的價(jià)值 返回 debase