| 单词 | dumbing-down |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˌdumbing-ˈdown ˌdumbing-ˈdown n. ΚΠ 1927 Los Angeles Sunday Times 18 Sept. ii. 2/7 We are kidding ourselves in the dumbing down process. 1980 U.S. News & World Rep. 4 Feb. 42/1 Education has taken several very backward steps in the last 20 years—for example, the so-called dumbing down of the textbooks: You don't teach difficult books, because college freshmen and sophomores can't read them. You don't ask for essay examinations, because they can't write. These are very serious losses. 1995 Daily Tel. 3 Aug. 14/7 If you doubt me, consider the dumbing down of big American movies for the international market in the past few years: all slapstick and Schwarzenegger. < as lemmas |
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