| 词汇 | depraving |
| 释义 | depraving present participle ofdeprave deprave verb[ T ] formaluk /dɪˈpreɪv/ us /dɪˈpreɪv/ to make someone depraved使堕落，使恶毒 Synonyms corrupt debase debauch pervertdisapproving Humiliating and degrading abase abasement be under a cloudidiom bring/take someone down a peg (or two)idiom bruise someone's egoidiom debase dishonour dishonourable dishonourably doghouse exhibition ignominious ignominiously ignominy in the doghouseidiom indignity shoddy stoop stoop to something undignified Examples of depravingdepraving In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Put together properly, it could produce a sensible, if uncompelling argument, but by the depraving touch of the babu it degenerates into unmitigated drivel. Displaying themselves as careful, they give unnecessary instructions, investing so many hours, depraving so many spirits, which when invested in fruitful art give great fruits. A picture that is corrupting and depraving is a picture that is not acceptable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is where the photograph itself is corrupting and depraving and where the activity that is being photographed is an offence to the child. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the programme maker was accused of depraving or corrupting people in general—anybody who saw the item—it would be practically impossible to secure a prosecution. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The previous definition was that there had to be proof of its depraving and corrupting nature. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It might even find the photograph of the child not, from the point of view of the consumer, depraving or corrupting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But there is an abundance of evidence that it is depraving our young people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With depraving publications the reader may pay the price in the fullest sense of the word. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is corrupting and depraving when one has habitual recourse to it for the purpose of enjoyment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The second is what is meant by depraving and corrupting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The concept of depraving and corrupting, as the basis of a prosecution, is an inchoate concept. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, in discussing this question of depraving and corrupting, what we are primarily concerned with is literature which will make people actually do depraved and corrupt things. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Certainly "depraving"and"degrading" are closely allied. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I say that anybody who publishes this sort of literature which we understand is corrupting and depraving has no right to be accepted in decent society. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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