abase
[əˈbes]
vt.
使谦卑;
使感到羞耻;
使降低(地位、身份等);
降下;
n.
贬低;
屈辱;
贬低别人的人;
例句:
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The president is not willing to abase himself before the nation.
总统不愿在全国人民面前降低自己的威信.
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He refused to abase himself in the eyes of others.
他不愿在他人面前被贬低.
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A man who uses bad language will only abase himself.
说脏话者只会自贬身分.
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Will she yet abase her eyes on me.
来自Richard III,Shakespeare
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They can lapse into a forgetful toadyism, and abase themselves before their historical oppressors.
来自NEWYORKER