debase 英 [dɪˈbeɪs]   美 [dɪˈbes]

debase

debase  英 [dɪˈbeɪs] 美 [dɪˈbes]

vt. 降低;使…贬值;掺杂 

进行时:debasing  过去式:debased  过去分词:debased  第三人称单数:debases  名词复数:debases 

We can sculpt our existence into somethin beautiful, or debase it into ugliness. 我们可以把我们的生命雕刻成美的,也可将它贬为丑。
We trust that the central bank does not debase it. 我们信任央行不会降低货币的价值。

  • To debase something is to make it corrupt or impure. If your lemonade stand sells “pure lemonade,” you’d insist on using real lemons instead of a mix; using a mix would debase your product.
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  • vt. 降低;使…贬值;掺杂
  • 1. We can sculpt our existence into somethin beautiful, or debase it into ugliness.

    我们可以把我们的生命雕刻成美的,也可将它贬为丑。

  • 2. We trust that the central bank does not debase it.

    我们信任央行不会降低货币的价值。

  • 3. If all the issuers of paper money want to see their currencies depreciate, then the only answer is to own an asset that central banks cannot debase—namely, gold.

    如果所有的纸币发行者都希望他们的货币贬值,那唯一的方法就是买进一种央行不能使其贬值的资产——黄金。

  • debase (v.) 1560s, from de- "down" + base (adj.) "low," on analogy of abase (or, alternatively, from obsolete verb base "to abuse").
de·base / dɪˈbeɪs ; NAmE dɪˈbeɪs / verb debasesb/sth to make sb/sth less valuable or respected 降低…的价值;败坏…的名誉 SYN devalue Sport is being debased by commercial sponsorship. 体育运动因受商业赞助而降低了声誉。 de·base·ment debasement debasements / dɪˈbeɪsmənt ; NAmE dɪˈbeɪsmənt / noun [uncountable ] debase debases debased debasing de·base / dɪˈbeɪs ; NAmE dɪˈbeɪs / de·base·ment / dɪˈbeɪsmənt ; NAmE dɪˈbeɪsmənt /
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