debase

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)。