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debase[di'beis]vt.1.■使(货币等)贬值;降低(硬币)的成色,降低(品质);掺杂,掺假:They debased the value of the dollar.他们使美元贬值。2.■降低…的身份,有损(或降低)…的人格;贬损…的职位(或尊严);贬低…的意义:He wouldn't debase himself by quarreling with his son.他不想与其儿子争吵而降低身份。to debase oneself for money为金钱而卑躬屈膝近义词deprivecorruptdebauchpervert反义词elevateimprove变形vt.debaseddebasing |