degrade /dɪˈɡreɪd/ CET6 TEM8 ( degrading, degraded, degrades )

• 1. 

  V-T Something that degrades someone causes people to have less respect for them. 使贬低身份; 使有辱人格

  例：

  ...the notion that pornography degrades women.

  …色情作品贬低妇女的这种看法。

• 2. 

  degrading ADJ 贬低身份的; 有辱人格的

  例：

  Mr. Porter was subjected to a degrading strip search.

  波特先生受到了有辱人格的脱衣搜身。

• 3. 

  V-T To degrade something means to cause it to get worse. 使恶化 [正式]

  例：

  ...the ability to meet human needs indefinitely without degrading the environment.

  …满足人类无限需求但又不会使环境恶化的能力。