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单词 debasement
释义
debasede‧base /dɪˈbeɪs/ verb [transitive] formal Verb Table
VERB TABLE
debase
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theydebase
he, she, itdebases
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theydebased
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave debased
he, she, ithas debased
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad debased
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill debase
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have debased
Continuous Form
PresentIam debasing
he, she, itis debasing
you, we, theyare debasing
PastI, he, she, itwas debasing
you, we, theywere debasing
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been debasing
he, she, ithas been debasing
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been debasing
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be debasing
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been debasing
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a debased currency
  • Our society has been debased by war and corruption.
  • Women were forced to debase themselves by selling their bodies.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Agit-poppers convinced themselves that rock was archaic and debased, no longer capable of functioning as a medium for radical comment.
  • By adding base metals, the leaders debased the currency, hurting its value, and fueling inflation.
  • Even the love of Troilus and Cressida is debased by the Trojan atmosphere, and misplaced values.
  • This whole extravaganza is demeaning, debasing and deeply damaging to what should be serious political discourse, the protesters complain.
  • To deny the truth on grounds of faith alone debases both science and religion.
  • To do so would be to debase them by turning them into commodities.
  • Who is watching me in my current debased condition?
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
(=reduce its value)
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· By adding base metals, the leaders debased the currency, hurting its value, and fueling inflation.
to make someone or something lose its value or people’s respect:  The medical profession has been debased by these revelations.debase yourself actors who debased themselves by participating in the showdebase a currency/coinage (=reduce its value)debasement noun [countable, uncountable]:  currency debasement
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