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羞辱, 贬低
to lower someone in rank, prestige, or self‑esteem
及物动词
- The teacher's harsh words served only to abase the student in front of his peers.
老师严厉的话语只起到了在学生同伴面前贬低他的作用。
- She refused to abase herself by begging for forgiveness.
她拒绝通过乞求原谅来贬低自己。
- Publicly mocking the workers would only abase their morale.
公开嘲笑工人只会贬低他们的士气。
- The corrupt official was abased by the scandal that ended his career.
这位腐败官员因终结其职业生涯的丑闻而受辱。
- The general's arrogance was eventually abased by a crushing defeat.
将军的傲慢最终被一场惨败贬低了。