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demean

美 [dɪˈmiːn]英 [dɪˈmiːn]
  • vt.贬低;贬损;降低身份;使失尊严;失去尊重

过去式: demeaned 现在分词: demeaning 过去分词: demeaned 第三人称单数: demeans

demeandemean

verb

1

降低身份;失去尊重
to do sth that makes people have less respect for you

I wouldn't demean myself by asking for charity.

我决不低三下四地乞求施舍。

2

贬低;贬损;使失尊严
to make people have less respect for sb/sth

Such images demean women.

这些形象有损妇女尊严。

demean

频次

  • 1
    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.

    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。

  • 2
    VERB 贬低;贬损
    To demean someone or something means to make people have less respect for them.

    Some groups say that pornography demeans women.

    一些团体认为色情作品贬低了女性。

verb

1
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
She tends to put down younger women colleagues
His critics took him down after the lecture
Synonym: take down degrade disgrace put down

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  1. He would not demean himself to a lazy worker .

    他不愿降低身份当个懒工人。

  2. But I don 't demean the fact that this is relevant to life .

    但我不贬低,这与生活息息相关的事实。

  3. He found it demeaning to work for his former employee .

    他觉得为自己以前的雇员工作有失体面。

  4. Such images demean women .

    这些形象有损妇女尊严。

  5. I wouldn 't demean myself by asking for charity .

    我决不低三下四地乞求施舍。

  6. Aid , however it is obtained , is demeaning to the recipients .

    不管救助是如何取得的,对受益人来说都不是很光彩的事。

  7. 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。

  8. It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience .

    那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。

  9. He find it demean to ask his wife to support the family .

    他觉得让妻子来养家口有损他的面子。

  10. He constantly put her down and demeaned her at every opportunity .

    他经常推倒她,并且抓住每个机会贬低她。

  11. This remains a waste of important resources and is frankly demeaning to older people .

    这是对重要资源的浪费,而且是在公然贬低长者。

  12. Participants who had both status and power did not greatly demean their partners .

    既有地位又有权力的参与者并不会太侮辱其同伴。

  13. He find it very demean to have to work for his former employee .

    他觉得要为他以前的雇员工作很失身分。

  14. I wouldn 't demean myself by asking my father for money .

    我不会降低自己身分去向父亲要钱。

  15. 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?

  16. In such cases our personality usually feels hurt , demeaned and in danger .

    在这种情况下我们的个性,通常感到伤害,尊严和危险。

  17. The entire family was demeaned by george 's behaviour .

    全家因乔治的举动而损了面子。

  18. The popularity of thirdpartybragging raises the question : why do people demean themselves in this way ?

    “他夸”的普遍流行引发了一个问题:人们为什么要这样降低自己的格调?

  19. Acting in a play , on the other hand , was considered socially demeaning .

    另一方面,演戏曾经在社会上被认为是丢脸的事。

  20. Demean you in some way that I do not comprehend ?

    我无意中贬低了你?

  21. You will demean yourself if you agree to the terms of the contract .

    要是同意契约的条款,就等于瞧不起自己。

  22. I will test you in ways that you will often consider unfair , demeaning , and illegal .

    我将会用你们通常认为不公平,下贱的和不合法的方法考验。

  23. What can managers do to maintain control but do so in a way that isn 't demeaning to employees ?

    管理者应该做些什么才是既保证这种控制同时又不降低员工身份?

  24. They said the company ought to respect its employees instead of resorting to demeaning punishments .

    市民们表示公司应该尊重员工,而不是采用这种惩罚来贬低他们。

  25. Demeaned themselves well in class .

    他们刻意使自己在班上表现良好。

  26. Demeaning to me and my people ?

    无视我和我的人民?

  27. Advertisements like this demean women .

    这类广告有辱妇女的人格。

  28. Besides , the chore of gathering data for someone else can feel demeaning , even counterproductive .

    除此之外,为其他人收集数据的杂活会让人觉得贬低身份,甚至起反作用。

  29. She demeans herself by doing his dirty work .

    他得荣誉,我们做不讨好的工作。

  30. Boccaccio 's treatment of sexual relations is often graphic , often witty , but never demeaning .

    薄伽丘对性关系的处理经常是生动细致地描绘,经常是风趣诙谐的,但从不自贬身份。