Demean

[ di'mi:n ]
出国 Abroad
vt. 使降低身份，使卑下;
GRE 核心 专八

📝 例句

to demean oneself by taking a bribe
因受贿而贬低自己
Such lier will demean you.
这样的谎言会贬低你的身份。
Don' t demean yourself by telling such obvious lies.
你不要用这种明显的谎言自贬人格.
One's demean our is upright
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Do you think he would demean himself by accepting a bribe?
你以为他会接受贿赂辱没自己吗?

🌱 联想助记

【记】de-前缀“向下、完全、除去”,mean-卑鄙的、吝啬的:有风度的人完全在意自己的行为怕贬低身份

✅ 同义词

humble humiliate prostrate shame subdue belittle debase deflate degrade derogate abase behave act deal deport

🔴 反义词

apotheosize honor immortalise immortalize inspire laud lift magnify memorialize perpetuate

📖 牛津释义

demean v[Tn, Tnt] ~ oneself lower oneself in dignity; deprive oneself of others' respect 降低自己的身分; 失去别人的尊重; 贬低自己 Don't demean yourself by telling such obvious lies. 你不要用这种明显的谎言自贬人格. I wouldn't demean myself to ask for favours from them. 我不会降低身分向他们求情.

🔁 扩展释义

*[di'mi:n]vt. 贬低身分, 贬损相关词组: demean oneself to do sth

📖 同为「GRE」词汇

fourteenth num. 第十四; n. 第十四;每月的第十四日;十四分之一; adj. 第十四的;十四分之一的;
loiter vi. （在公共场所）走走停停;闲逛;游荡;磨蹭;
obsess vt. 使着迷;缠住，迷住;使困扰;
laurel n. （表示荣誉的）桂冠，光荣;[体]〈美〉（比赛的）胜利;[植]月桂树，月桂树叶;
itinerant adj. 巡回的，流动的; n. 巡回者（如传教士、行商等）;
tartan n. 格子呢;格子图案;独桅三角帆船; adj. 格子花呢的;
curd n. 凝乳;
buggy n. 婴儿车，童车;<俚>旧汽车;小机动车;轻便马车; adj. 多臭虫精神病的，疯的的;<俚>神经有毛病的，古怪的，淘气的;
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🗣️ 情景例句

Whatever you think is right for you is right for us.
你认为对你是好的对我们来说也是好的。
Although the cartons are light and easy to handle, we think it is not strong enough to be shipped.
虽然这些纸箱轻便、易拿，但我们认为它们在运输中不太结实。
They're cats.
是一些小猫。
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