degrading

英 [dɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ]

美 [dɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ]

adj.  有辱人格的; 降低身份的; 贬低的
v.  降低…身份; 侮辱…的人格; 使受屈辱; (使)退化，降解; 分解; 降低，削弱(尤指质量)
degrade的现在分词

现在分词：degrading　

法律

BNC.32980 / COCA.28438

牛津词典

adj.

• 有辱人格的；降低身份的；贬低的
  treating sb as if they have no value, so that they lose their self-respect and the respect of other people
  1. the inhuman and degrading treatment of prisoners
     犯人所受的不人道和侮辱性待遇

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使丢脸;有辱…的人格;降低…的身份
  Something thatdegradessomeone causes people to have less respect for them.
  1. ...the notion that pornography degrades women...
     认为色情作品有辱女性尊严的观念
  2. When I asked him if he had ever been to a prostitute he said he wouldn't degrade himself like that.
     我问他是否找过妓女时，他说他不会自贬身份去干那种事情。
• VERB 使恶化;使退化
  Todegradesomething means to cause it to get worse.
  1. ...the ability to meet human needs indefinitely without degrading the environment.
     无限制地满足人类需求而不造成环境退化的能力
• V-ERG （使）降解
  In science, if a substancedegradesor if somethingdegradesit, it changes chemically and decays or separates into different substances.
  1. This substance degrades rapidly in the soil.
     这种物质在土壤里会迅速降解。
  2. ...the ability of these enzymes to degrade cellulose.
     这些酶降解纤维素的能力

英英释义

adj

• used of conduct
  Synonym:debasing
• harmful to the mind or morals
  1. corrupt judges and their corrupting influence
  2. the vicious and degrading cult of violence
  Synonym:corrupting

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