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Demean Verb People Respect 英[Dɪˈmi:N 美[Dɪˈmin Vt.使降低身份,使卑下 降低(自己)的身份;有辱(自己)的人格

单词 demean
音标
英[dɪˈmi:n] 美[dɪˈmin]
解释
vt.使降低身份,使卑下;
例句

VERB
降低(自己)的身份;有辱(自己)的人格
If you demean yourself, you do something which makes people have less respect for you.
例:I wasn't going to demean myself by acting like a suspicious wife.我不会表现得像个疑神疑鬼的妻子一样自贬身价。

VERB
贬低;贬损
To demean someone or something means to make people have less respect for them.
例:Some groups say that pornography demeans women.一些团体认为色情作品贬低了女性。
变形
third:demeans~done:demeaned~ing:demeaning~past:demeaned~

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