detract
detract 英 [dɪˈtrækt] 美 [dɪˈtrækt]
vt. 转移,使分心 vi. 贬低;减去
进行时:detracting 过去式:detracted 过去分词:detracted 第三人称单数:detracts 名词复数:detracts
- If you detract from something — like an achievement or an opinion or an object — you take away some of its value or diminish it. That dent in the door of your car may detract from its overall value.
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- vt. 转移,使分心
- vi. 贬低;减去
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1. The sexual scandal will detract from the president's fame.
性丑闻将影响总统的名声。
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2. In addition to wasted space, clutter can distract those who enter your work area and detract from the efficiency of the business at hand.
那些杂乱的东西除了浪费空间外,还能是进入你办公室的人分心从而降低你手头生意的效率。
- detract (v.) early 15c., from Middle French détracter, from Latin detractus, past participle of detrahere "to take down, pull down, disparage" (see detraction). Related: Detracted; detracting.
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