degrade
英[dɪ'greɪd]
美[dɪ'ɡred]
- vt. 贬低；使……丢脸；使……降级；使……降解
- vi. 降级，降低；退化
英英释意
- 1. reduce the level of land, as by erosion
- 2. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally;
- "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"
- "His critics took him down after the lecture"
- 3. lower the grade of something; reduce its worth