deskill

verb

/diːˈskɪl/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they deskill	/diːˈskɪl/ /diːˈskɪl/
he / she / it deskills	/diːˈskɪlz/ /diːˈskɪlz/
past simple deskilled	/diːˈskɪld/ /diːˈskɪld/
past participle deskilled	/diːˈskɪld/ /diːˈskɪld/
-ing form deskilling	/diːˈskɪlɪŋ/ /diːˈskɪlɪŋ/

deskill something to reduce the amount of skill that is needed to do a particular job减低（某工作）的技术要求
- Advances in technology deskilled many traditional jobs.技术的进步使许多传统工作不再需要技能。
deskill somebody to make the skills of a worker out of date办公桌：使工人的技能过时
- They have lost confidence and become deskilled.他们失去了信心，变得缺乏技能。