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detract vi.减损vt.转移 (1) 他的不礼貌减损了他的品质。(2) 用手指指向对方只会浪费更多的时间，并减损实用性的根据。 The verb detract comes from the Latin word detrahere, meaning “draw away from,” or “take down.” If you detract from someone’s credibility, you reduce — or take down — that person's worth. When you make valid points opposing an argument a politician is making, you detract from her platform. Detract can also describe drawing attention away from something. If the politician then makes a public display of her humanity, she's trying to detract attention away from your arguments.

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英 [dɪ'trækt] 美 [dɪ'trækt] (1) His bad manners detract from his good character.(2) Pointing fingers will merely take up more time and detract from the argument for practicality. If you detract from something — like an achievement or an opinion or an object — you take away some of its value or diminish it. That dent in the door of your car may detract from its overall value. 1[VERB 动词]减损；诋毁；贬低 If one thing detracts from another, it makes it seem less good or impressive.   [V from n]  [Also V n from n]The publicity could detract from our election campaign.这些宣传报道可能会有损我们的竞选活动。

英语单词	detract
英美音标	英 [dɪ'trækt] 美 [dɪ'trækt]
中文释义	vi.减损 vt.转移
英语例句	(1) His bad manners detract from his good character. (2) Pointing fingers will merely take up more time and detract from the argument for practicality.
中文例句	(1) 他的不礼貌减损了他的品质。 (2) 用手指指向对方只会浪费更多的时间，并减损实用性的根据。
vocabulary简明	If you detract from something — like an achievement or an opinion or an object — you take away some of its value or diminish it. That dent in the door of your car may detract from its overall value.
vocabulary扩展	The verb detract comes from the Latin word detrahere, meaning “draw away from,” or “take down.” If you detract from someone’s credibility, you reduce — or take down — that person's worth. When you make valid points opposing an argument a politician is making, you detract from her platform. Detract can also describe drawing attention away from something. If the politician then makes a public display of her humanity, she's trying to detract attention away from your arguments.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]减损；诋毁；贬低 If one thing detracts from another, it makes it seem less good or impressive. [V from n] [Also V n from n] The publicity could detract from our election campaign. 这些宣传报道可能会有损我们的竞选活动。

Detract Good Argument Politician Attention Makes N 英