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

• 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。
• When properly managed, wetlands can help prevent non-point source pollution from degrading water quality.
  如果管理得当，湿地可以帮助防止非点，有辱人格的水质污染源。
• 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。
• No one should have to suffer such degrading treatment.
  没有人应该受到这样有辱人格的待遇。
• 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；
• It must be very degrading to have to beg for money.
  必须向别人乞讨钱一定是非常可耻的。
• 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。
• A strain of cellulolytic bacterium degrading fibre was effectively isolated from the rumen of the sheep.
  从绵羊瘤胃内容物中分离出一株高效纤维素降解细菌。
• In 1988 China formally acceded to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
  中国于1988年正式加入了《禁止酷刑和其他残忍、不人道或有辱人格的待遇或处罚公约》。
• Some students thought it was insensitive and degrading to use a robot.
  一些学生认为使用一个机械手是没有感觉的和丧失体面的。