demean

Word family verbdemeannoundemeanour

de·mean /dɪˈmiːn/ verb [transitiveT]

DOWNto do something that makes people lose respect for someone or something 侮辱，降低…的身份 → degrade

language that demeans women

侮辱女性的语言

demean yourself (by doing something)

I wouldn’t demean myself by begging him for a job.

我不会自降身份去向他乞求一份工作。

Examples from the Corpus

demean• The psychological effects of being told what to eat can also be demeaning.• They are onerous and omnipresent, useless and demeaning.• They think that gearing a campaign towards maximum effective coverage is demeaning.• There is nothing demeaning about cleaning in the food industry.• This whole extravaganza is demeaning, debasing and deeply damaging to what should be serious political discourse, the protesters complain.• The country was noisy with fools who demeaned his anger.• Students should not demean the graduation ceremony with inappropriate behavior.• They are reclaiming a heritage, their own heritage, which has been historically demeaned through cartoon characters and national stereotypes.

demean yourself (by doing something)• I own I have demeaned myself but it was only to try you.• Is it to be wondered at that I demean myself thus to take notice of her?• You have taught me to forget myself by demeaning yourself to be free to a poor servant.

Origin demean

(1600-1700) de- + → MEAN2

单词	demean
释义	demean Word family verbdemeannoundemeanour de·mean /dɪˈmiːn/ verb [transitiveT] DOWNto do something that makes people lose respect for someone or something 侮辱，降低…的身份 → degrade language that demeans women 侮辱女性的语言 demean yourself (by doing something) I wouldn’t demean myself by begging him for a job. 我不会自降身份去向他乞求一份工作。 Examples from the Corpus demean• The psychological effects of being told what to eat can also be demeaning.• They are onerous and omnipresent, useless and demeaning.• They think that gearing a campaign towards maximum effective coverage is demeaning.• There is nothing demeaning about cleaning in the food industry.• This whole extravaganza is demeaning, debasing and deeply damaging to what should be serious political discourse, the protesters complain.• The country was noisy with fools who demeaned his anger.• Students should not demean the graduation ceremony with inappropriate behavior.• They are reclaiming a heritage, their own heritage, which has been historically demeaned through cartoon characters and national stereotypes. demean yourself (by doing something)• I own I have demeaned myself but it was only to try you.• Is it to be wondered at that I demean myself thus to take notice of her?• You have taught me to forget myself by demeaning yourself to be free to a poor servant. Origin demean (1600-1700) de- + → MEAN2
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