detracts

英 [dɪˈtrækts]

美 [dɪˈtrækts]

v.  减损;诋毁;贬低
detract的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 减损;诋毁;贬低
  If one thingdetracts fromanother, it makes it seem less good or impressive.
  1. The publicity could detract from our election campaign.
     这些宣传报道可能会有损我们的竞选活动。

双语例句

• None of it detracts from the fact that business in general has been enjoying prosperity.
  所有这些都没有掩盖这样一个事实：总体上企业正在经历一个繁荣时期。
• An Employee engaging in any outside activity that materially detracts from or interferes with the performance by an Employee of his or her services to the Company.
  任何员工从事的任何会对员工在公司的业绩表现产生重大影响的外部活动。
• A little crack detracts from the value of the vase.
  小小的裂痕减损那个花瓶的价值。
• A decorating scheme that detracts but does not enhance. The whole village be up in arms about the proposal to build an airport nearby
  一个不但没增色反而减色的装修方案.全村强烈反对在附近修建机场的计划
• Testimony that only detracts from the strength of the plaintiff's case.
  仅仅降低了原告案情有力的证词。
• He has a lot of interesting and important ideas, but the relatively weak connection to the brain detracts from his message, says Joseph LeDoux, a neuroscientist at New York University.
  他提出了很多十分有趣也非常重要的想法，但与脑部的关联并不紧密这一点是一大败笔，纽约大学（NewYorkUniversity）的神经科学家约瑟夫·勒杜（JosephLeDoux）说。
• The defect detracts greatly from the value of the article.
  瑕疵大大降低了这种物品的价值。
• Of course it is not a given that new technology in the classroom heightens the learning experience; some say that including gizmos and gadgets detracts from the quality of discussion.
  当然，并非所有人都认为，在课堂上使用新技术能提高学习效率；一些人认为，将小发明和小器件带入课堂，将降低讨论质量。
• All the decoration detracts from the beauty of the building's shape.
  那座建筑物上的装饰减损了建筑物外形的美。
• The ugly frame detracts from the beauty of the famous picture.
  这副名画结构别扭使它的美丽大打折扣。