degrades; degraded; degrading
degrades; degraded; degrading
Learner's definition of DEGRADE
1
[+ object] : to treat (someone or something) poorly and without respect侮辱；贬低 -
The group accuses the company of degrading women in its ads.那个团体指责公司在广告中侮辱女性。
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I am not going to degrade [=lower] myself by responding to these baseless accusations.我不会降低身份回应那些毫无根据的指控。
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He felt degraded by their remarks.听他们那番话，他感觉受到了侮辱。
2
[+ object] : to make the quality of (something) worse降低…质量；使恶化 3
technical : to cause (something complex) to break down into simple substances or parts使降解 [+ object]
[no object]
— degrading
adjective [more degrading; most degrading]