degrade怎么读?

degrade

英 [dɪ'greɪd] 美[dɪ'ɡred]
  • vt. 贬低;使……丢脸;使……降级;使……降解
  • vi. 降级,降低;退化

TEM8CET6IELTSTOEFL低频词常用词汇

词态变化


第三人称单数: degrades;过去式: degraded;过去分词: degraded;现在分词: degrading;

中文词源


degrade 降级

de-, 向下。grade, 层级。即降级。

英文词源


degrade (v.)
late 14c., from Old French degrader (12c.) "degrade, deprive (of office, rank, etc.)," from des- "down" (see dis-) + Latin gradus "step" (see grade (n.)). Related: Degraded; degrading.

双语例句


1. A dishonest action like that will degrade you.
像这样不诚实的行为会使你降低身份.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. Don't degrade yourself by answering him.
不要自贬身分去搭理他.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. You degrade yourself when you tell a lie.
说谎会贬低自己的身分.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4. 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。

来自柯林斯例句

5. For some reason our balancing reflexes degrade with age.
我们的平衡反射,由于某种原因,随着年龄的增长而退化.

来自百科语句