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单词 degrade
释义 degrade

degrade /dɪˈɡreɪd/

verb (SPOIL) ↑Verb Endings for degrade
1
F0 [T] to spoil or destroy the beauty or quality of something:
» Every day the environment is further degraded by toxic wastes.Thesaurus+: ↑Damaging and spoiling , ↑Destroying and demolishing
2
F0 [I or T] SPECIALIZED If the quality of something electrical or electronic degrades or is degraded, it becomes less good or less correct.
Thesaurus+: ↑Deteriorating and making worse
verb [I] SPECIALIZED (CHANGE STRUCTURE) ↑Verb Endings for degrade
F0 (of a substance) to change into a more simple chemical structure: » These chemicals quickly degrade into harmless compounds. SEE ALSO BIODEGRADE(Cf. ↑biodegrade)Thesaurus+: ↑Physical and chemical processes
verb [T] (LOSE RESPECT) ↑Verb Endings for degrade
F0 to cause people to feel that they or other people have no value and do not have the respect or good opinion of others: » Pornography degrades women.Thesaurus+: ↑Humiliating and degrading
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