degrade['di'ɡreid]vt.1.■降低…的身份,使失体面,使失尊严,使丧失名誉,使(评价)降低;使受屈辱,有辱…的人格,使丢脸:She felt he was degrading her by making her report to the director.她感到他让她向主管人报告是在侮辱她。2.■使(品格、质量等)低落,使降格;降低…的质量(或品格),使卑微、使堕落3.■(尤指作为惩罚)使降职,使免职,撤销学位(或称号等);贬黜:He was degraded from director to assistant director.他由局长降为助理局长。4.■使(数量、力量、强度等)减少,减低;降低…的强度(或纯度、价格等);削减…的力量:to degrade computers降低电脑的价格5.■【自然地理学】使陵弱,削减,使剥蚀,侵蚀(与aggrade相反)[参较aggrade]6.■【化学】使(化合物,尤指碳水化合物)降解7.■减退…的色彩8.■【生物学】使退化9.■【物理学】使(能量)降级,使衰减;使弱化vi.1.■下降,降低2.■降级,降职3.■【化学】(尤指碳水化合物)降解,分解4.■【生物学】退化近义词abasedebasehum反义词exaltdignify变形vt.degradeddegrading
degradedegrade[diˈɡreid]vt.1.■降级, 降格2.■免职3.■使堕落; 使受屈辱, 降低品格(身价、价值 等)4.■降解; 使退化; 使剥蚀 be degraded into 递[退]降为You degrade yourself when you tell a lie.说谎会贬低自己的身分。