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

• This week he accused Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, of devising an "almost treasonous" plan to debase the dollar, a common concern among tea-party types.
  这星期他控告美联储的主席本南柯以一个基本不忠的计划使美元贬值，这在茶话会上是一个普遍的担忧。
• This is liable to alienate them from the masses and the lower-ranking cadres, and even to corrupt their family members, debase the general standard of social conduct and make it impossible to overcome bureaucracy.
  这样就要脱离群众，脱离干部，甚至腐蚀自己的子女和家庭，把风气带坏了，官僚主义也无法克服。
• The research of this thesis indicates that to debase the speculation and the swelling stock bubbles of Chinese stock market, the fundamentally measure is to complete the shareholders'voting rights.
  本文的研究最终证明，中国股市非均衡状态的根本原因之一即在于投资者投票权的非完备性。
• He said parliament and the process of democracy had been debased.
  他说议会和民主程序已遭贬值。
• 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。
• 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？
• Yet it seems counter-intuitive that bond markets, with their traditional fear of inflation, should punish a country for not being able to debase its currency.
  不过，向来害怕通胀的债券市场应该因为一国无法使本币贬值而惩罚它，这听起来似乎有违常理。
• In track cycling, there are some ways to punish: admonition, penalize time, fine, and debase class.
  在自行车运动中，违规罚责有：警告、罚时间、罚款和降低名次。
• There exists an incentive to debase the currency. The country's present difficulties arise from the reduced value of its money.
  存在货币贬值的动机。统治者会尽可能降低货币的含金量。国家目前的困难是因为货币贬值引起的。
• Politicians have debased the meaning of the word 'freedom'
  政客们贬低了“自由”一词的意义。