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单词 dumbing-down
释义
dumbing-down
noun[U]
informaldisapproving
uk
/ˌdʌm.ɪŋˈdaʊn/us
/ˌdʌm.ɪŋˈdaʊn/
theactof making somethingsimplerandeasierforpeopletounderstand,especiallyinorderto make it morepopular:
（尤指为了更加普及而）简化，通俗化
the dumbing-down oftelevision电视的普及
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Elaborating, specifying and simplifying
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  • expansively
  • expansiveness
  • overgeneralization
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(Definition ofdumbing-downfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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Does he agree that that is less a case ofdumbing-downthan dumbing-out?
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It is yet another sign that the whole system is geared towards a massdumbing-down.
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Thedumbing-downof science to produce easily assimilated wacky, breakthrough or scare stories is criticised.
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However, at various points in the novel the narrator portrays thisdumbing-downas a silly and unnecessary self-denial that is not very satisfying.
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These critics also blamed labour's involvement indumbing-downthe campaign, which was seen as the trade unions doing anything to achieve power.
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