| 词汇 | debase |
| 释义 | debase verb[ T ] uk /dɪˈbeɪs/ us /dɪˈbeɪs/ to make something less good or less valuable: 使堕落；贬低 Some argue that money has debased football.有人说金钱腐蚀了足球运动。 We debase language by using it inappropriately until it loses its meaning. to make someone morally worse or less deserving of respect: War debases those who take part in it. He would not debase himself by entering such a popularity contest. debase the coinage/currency to lower the value of money, for instance by making metal coins from a less valuable substance, borrowing too much against the current value of that money, etc. : （通过掺杂非贵重金属）降低硬币的价值 The only way out of this is to debase the currency. This culture of entitlement debases the concept of meaningful work. His work ennobles the art of cinema, while so many other people debase it. University degrees have been debased and no longer offer the promise of good jobs and good salaries, but simply years of debt. He argues that the display of the naked body celebrates rather than debases it. Deteriorating and making worse add admin aggravate backslide be downhillidiom deteriorate deterioration devaluation devalue disintegrate dog one step forward, two steps backidiom regress regression regressive regressively vulgarize wear thinidiom worse worsen You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Morally wrong and evil Humiliating and degrading Related wordsdebased debasement debase | American Dictionarydebase verb[ T ] us/dɪˈbeɪs/ to reduce in quality or value: Television is often blamed for debasing American politics. Examples of debasedebase Are these cloths debased by the use of shoddy? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He distorted and debased the debate on prisons and punishment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are rapidly debasing the idea of being civilised by removing dignity from some of the most vulnerable people in our community. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I made the point that this constant debasing left a loophole for unscrupulous manufacturers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If they are not safeguarded, their value can be debased. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we merely turn technical colleges into universities because we want more people to have degrees, then the degree is debased. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If there are too many priorities, the currency gets debased. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have looked upon it as a degrading, dehumanising, debasing thing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The word has been misused and debased in recent years, and we are, all to a degree, guilty of this misuse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Moreover, this figure cannot be judged just as £7 below the 1967 level because inflation had debased the value of the £ in the intervening years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know that the phrase "the people" is overused and debased. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She said that indecent displays had the effect of debasing and degrading womanhood. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Not only are human values being debased but community values are being destroyed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The word "print", in the absence of a definition, is almost bound to lead to confusion and in modern usage is considerably debased. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Inflation has existed ever since profligate rulers or evil men discovered how you could rob everyone else by debasing the currency or printing money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of debase These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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