degrade
verb /dɪˈɡreɪd/
/dɪˈɡreɪd/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they degrade | /dɪˈɡreɪd/ /dɪˈɡreɪd/ |
| he / she / it degrades | /dɪˈɡreɪdz/ /dɪˈɡreɪdz/ |
| past simple degraded | /dɪˈɡreɪdɪd/ /dɪˈɡreɪdɪd/ |
| past participle degraded | /dɪˈɡreɪdɪd/ /dɪˈɡreɪdɪd/ |
| -ing form degrading | /dɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ/ /dɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] degrade somebody to show or treat somebody in a way that makes them seem not worth any respect or not worth taking seriously
降低…身份；侮辱…的人格；使受屈辱 - This poster is offensive and degrades women.
这张海报冒失无礼，有辱女性尊严。
- This poster is offensive and degrades women.
- [transitive] degrade something (specialist) to make something become worse, especially in quality
降低，削弱（尤指质量） - Important natural habitats have been degraded by development.
重要的自然栖息地因开发而退化。
- Important natural habitats have been degraded by development.
- [intransitive, transitive] (specialist) to change or make something change to a simpler chemical form
（使）退化，降解；分解 - degrade (into something) The esters then degrade into harmless sugars and fatty acids.
然后酯降解成无害的糖和脂肪酸。 - degrade something The bacteria will degrade hydrocarbons.
细菌会降解碳氢化合物。
- degrade (into something) The esters then degrade into harmless sugars and fatty acids.
词源late Middle English: from Old French degrader, from ecclesiastical Latin degradare, from de- ‘down, away from’ + Latin gradus ‘step or grade’.