英语词汇“degrade”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

de·grade

(dĭ-grād)

v. de·grad·ed, de·grad·ing, de·grades

v.tr.

1. To lower in quality or value; make inferior or less valuable: land that was degraded by overgrazing; a virus that degrades the computer's performance.

2. To lower in dignity; dishonor or disgrace: seemed to feel that he was degrading himself in accepting the invitation. See Synonyms at debase.

3. To reduce in grade, rank, or status; demote.

4. Geology To lower or wear away by erosion or weathering.

5. To cause (an organic compound) to undergo degradation.

v.intr.

1. To fall to a lower rank or status.

2. To undergo degradation; decompose: a chemical that degrades rapidly.

[Middle English degraden, from Old French degrader, from Late Latin dēgradāre : Latin dē-, de- + Latin gradus, step; see ghredh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

de·grader n.

单词	degrade
释义	de·grade (dĭ-grād) v. de·grad·ed, de·grad·ing, de·grades v.tr. 1. To lower in quality or value; make inferior or less valuable: land that was degraded by overgrazing; a virus that degrades the computer's performance. 2. To lower in dignity; dishonor or disgrace: seemed to feel that he was degrading himself in accepting the invitation. See Synonyms at debase. 3. To reduce in grade, rank, or status; demote. 4. Geology To lower or wear away by erosion or weathering. 5. To cause (an organic compound) to undergo degradation. v.intr. 1. To fall to a lower rank or status. 2. To undergo degradation; decompose: a chemical that degrades rapidly. [Middle English degraden, from Old French degrader, from Late Latin dēgradāre : Latin dē-, de- + Latin gradus, step; see ghredh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] de·grader n.
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