debase

英 [dɪˈbeɪs]

美 [dɪˈbeɪs]

v.  降低…的价值; 败坏…的名誉

过去分词：debased　现在分词：debasing　过去式：debased　第三人称单数：debases　

GRETEM8

BNC.22131 / COCA.22355

牛津词典

verb

• 降低…的价值；败坏…的名誉
  to make sb/sth less valuable or respected
  1. Sport is being debased by commercial sponsorship.
     体育运动因受商业赞助而降低了声誉。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 降低…的价值（或质量）；使贬值
  Todebasesomething means to reduce its value or quality.
  1. Politicians have debased the meaning of the word 'freedom'...
     政客们贬低了“自由”一词的意义。
  2. He said parliament and the process of democracy had been debased.
     他说议会和民主程序已遭贬值。

英英释义

verb

• corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  1. adulterate liquor
  Synonym:loadadulteratestretchdilute
• lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
  Synonym:alloy
• corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
  1. debauch the young people with wine and women
  2. Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
  3. Do school counselors subvert young children?
  4. corrupt the morals
  Synonym:corruptpervertsubvertdemoralizedemoralisedebauchprofanevitiatedepravemisdirect

双语例句

• Only central bank "hydrants" stop runs, but they ultimately debase the currency.
  只有各央行的“消防龙头”才能灭火，但这最终会让货币贬值。
• You debase yourself by telling such lies.
  你说这些谎话就降低了身份。
• You must not debase yourself by such conduct.
  你千万不要用这样的行为贬低你自己。
• It is prohibited to debase or injure women's personal dignity by public media or otherwise.
  禁止通过大众传播媒介或者其他方式贬低损害妇女人格。
• Lower and debase myself for the amusement of strangers?
  丑化自己去娱乐那些我完全不认识的人？
• 'We didn't mean to debase our nationals, but sometimes they have gone too far', one employee said.
  我们没有贬低国人的意思，但是有时候他们做的太过分了，一名雇员说道。
• The aim of job shop scheduling optimization is not only to reduce makespan, to improve production efficiency, but also to debase operating cost as a important factor.
  采用改进的遗传算法结合神经网络，以生产周期和生产费用为双目标，实施调度优化。
• If you can't pay your debts, debase your currency.
  如果你不能还债，那就把降低币值。
• At the same time, the negative effect of some illegal advertisements becomes the focus of public debase.
  与此同时，一些违法广告的负面影响问题更成为争论的焦点。
• SYSTEM it designed the domain knowledge debase;
  设计了系统的领域知识库；