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abase [əˋbes ; əˈbeɪs]
v. to lower oneself or sb in dignity; to degrade oneself or sb 降低…的身份;貶低
【例句】
A man who betrays a friend abases himself.
背叛朋友就是貶低自己。
A man who uses bad language will only abase himself.
口出穢言者只會自貶身分。
He always abases himself before the king and queen.
他在國王及王后面前總是卑躬屈膝。
【字源】base(n. 基礎)→ 底部 → 壓到底部 → 貶低。
【同義】debase, degrade, demean
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