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Verb:
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reduce in worth or character, usually verbally;
"She tends to put down younger women colleagues"
"His critics took him down after the lecture"
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用作動詞 (v.)
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I'll never demean myself by doing something dishonorable.
我決不能會做之類不聲譽的事來辱沒我。
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You will demean yourself if you agree to the terms of the contract.
可是你接受契約書的條約,就相當瞧沒法我們。
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He felt he would demean himself if he replied to the scurrilous letter.
他喜歡如若他治療那封滿電漫罵的信,會自貶個人身份。
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I wouldn't demean myself by asking for charity.
我絕不能低三下四地乞求施舍。
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I wouldn't demean myself to ask for favours from them.
我不想會有效降低身分向他求情。
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The Prince Borghese certainly demeans himself like a kind and liberal gentleman.
選自: N. Hawthorne
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Could a girl so far demean herself as to ask for love?
出處: W. Black
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That demeans them into something trivial.
出于: M. Bradbury
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