debase
柯林斯词典
1. V-T To debase something means to reduce its value or quality. 贬值; 降低质量[正式]
Politicians have debased the meaning of the word "freedom."
政治家们已经降低了“自由”一词的意义。
2. debasedADJ
...the debased standards of today's media. ... 当今媒体降低的标准。
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debase /dɪˈbeɪs/ (debasing,debased,debases)
剑桥词典
- to reduce the quality or value of something
使堕落；贬低
Some argue that money has debased football . 有人说金钱腐蚀了足球运动。
Our world view has become debased. We no longer have a sense of the sacred . 我们的世界观堕落了，我们不再具有神圣感。
debase the coinage/currency
to lower the value of a coin by making it from a less valuable metal
（通过掺杂非贵重金属）降低硬币的价值 返回 debase