debased

英 [dɪˈbeɪst]

美 [dɪˈbeɪst]

v.  降低…的价值; 败坏…的名誉
debase的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：debased　过去式：debased　

BNC.34639 / COCA.29108

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

adj

• ruined in character or quality
  Synonym:corruptedvitiated
• lowered in value
  1. the dollar is low
  2. a debased currency
  Synonym:devalueddegraded
• mixed with impurities
  Synonym:adulterateadulterated

双语例句

• He said parliament and the process of democracy had been debased.
  他说议会和民主程序已遭贬值。
• Reagan debased all these ideas and modern American conservatism is still suffering the consequences.
  里根摒弃了所有这些思想现代美国保守主义至今仍在承受由此产生的后果。
• ( of language) not having its purity or excellence debased.
  （用于语言）纯度或优点没有降低的。
• It's completely wrong to say that football is boring. ( of language) not having its purity or excellence debased.
  说足球没意思，那纯属胡言乱语。（用于语言）纯度或优点没有降低的。
• To some, this is yet another case of debased government figures.
  对一些人而言，这又只是一个被政府加工过的数据而已。
• Those books, both prose and verse, were consecrated to me by other associations; and I hate to have them debased and profaned in his mouth!
  这些书，包括散文和诗，都由于一些别的联想，因此对于我是神圣不可侵犯的；我极不愿意这些书在他的口里被败坏亵渎！
• And the miners were debased by the poverty that eroded ambition and pride. Social security system can be set up gradually in regions with good conditions so as to reduce the rate of falling back to poverty again.
  因为穷困，矿工们的身价降低了，他们的雄心和骄傲也被贫穷所侵蚀。有条件的地方，逐步建立社会保障制度，降低返贫率。
• The word "sale" has been debased by shops who hold sales at all times of the year.
  减价一词因那些一年到头都在减价的商店而被贬低了含义。
• Politicians have debased the meaning of the word 'freedom'
  政客们贬低了“自由”一词的意义。
• Taxes were regularized, tariffs lifted, private mints abolished and the debased currency restored.
  税收调整了，关税提高了，私人造币厂废除了，贬值货币恢复了。