degrading

英 [dɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ]

美 [dɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ]

adj.  有辱人格的; 降低身份的; 贬低的
v.  降低…身份; 侮辱…的人格; 使受屈辱; (使)退化，降解; 分解; 降低，削弱(尤指质量)
degrade的现在分词

现在分词：degrading　

法律

BNC.32980 / COCA.28438

牛津词典

adj.

• 有辱人格的；降低身份的；贬低的
  treating sb as if they have no value, so that they lose their self-respect and the respect of other people
  1. the inhuman and degrading treatment of prisoners
     犯人所受的不人道和侮辱性待遇

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使丢脸;有辱…的人格;降低…的身份
  Something thatdegradessomeone causes people to have less respect for them.
  1. ...the notion that pornography degrades women...
     认为色情作品有辱女性尊严的观念
  2. When I asked him if he had ever been to a prostitute he said he wouldn't degrade himself like that.
     我问他是否找过妓女时，他说他不会自贬身份去干那种事情。
• VERB 使恶化;使退化
  Todegradesomething means to cause it to get worse.
  1. ...the ability to meet human needs indefinitely without degrading the environment.
     无限制地满足人类需求而不造成环境退化的能力
• V-ERG （使）降解
  In science, if a substancedegradesor if somethingdegradesit, it changes chemically and decays or separates into different substances.
  1. This substance degrades rapidly in the soil.
     这种物质在土壤里会迅速降解。
  2. ...the ability of these enzymes to degrade cellulose.
     这些酶降解纤维素的能力

英英释义

adj

• used of conduct
  Synonym:debasing
• harmful to the mind or morals
  1. corrupt judges and their corrupting influence
  2. the vicious and degrading cult of violence
  Synonym:corrupting

双语例句

• No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
  任何人不得加以酷刑，或施以残忍的、人道的或侮辱性的待遇或刑罚。
• Some people look upon labour as degrading.
  有些人把劳动看作下贱的事情。
• It is an opportunity to reaffirm our collective commitment to prohibit torture and all cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment.
  我们借此机会重申对禁止酷刑和其他残忍、不人道或有辱人格的待遇或处罚的集体承诺。
• It's important to verify that new features and code changes aren't degrading overall performance.
  证实新特征和代码变更并没有对整个性能产生严重影响是十分重要的。
• He was free from degrading fears and free from prejudice.
  他从卑微的恐惧中，从偏见中解脱出来了。
• Countries passed laws against it and this degrading practice disappeared.
  各国通过法律禁止卖淫，于是这种不体面的行为消失了。
• Degradation of Xylene and Benzene in Wastewater by Ultrasonic Radiation; Optimization of production conditions for 3-phenoxybenzoic acid degrading enzyme
  超声辐射下废水中二甲苯和苯酚的降解3-苯氧基苯甲酸降解酶产生条件的优化
• Preliminary study on degrading malathion in water using alliinase
  蒜酶对水体中马拉硫磷降解的初步研究
• Torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment;
  施以酷刑或以残忍、非人道或侮辱人格的方式对待或惩罚；
• He felt it was a degrading job to wash dishes at a restaurant.
  他认为在餐馆洗盘子是下贱的工作。