Word · Frequency #41733
abase
贬抑；使谦卑；降低…的地位
lower in rank or dignity; cause to feel shame
- 1.
To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.
降低地位、职位、等级等,以致引起痛苦或伤害感情；贬低,压抑,使谦卑,使羞辱
降低地位、职位、等级等,以致引起痛苦或伤害感情；贬低,压抑,使谦卑,使羞辱；降低...的地位；降低...的品格；贬抑；使谦卑
In use
She refused to abase herself to please her boss.
The supervisor publicly abased the new intern for a minor mistake.
It's wrong to abase others just to make yourself feel superior.
abase oneself
He abased himself before the king.
他在国王面前贬低自己。
abase sb/sth
Don't abase your colleagues.
不要贬低你的同事。
be abased
She felt abased by the criticism.
她因批评而感到被贬低。
Verb forms
base abase · third person abases · -ing abasing · past abased · past participle abased
规则变化，加-ed
Common mistakes
He abased in front of his boss.He abased himself in front of his boss.
abase是及物动词，必须接宾语，常用反身代词oneself表示“使自己谦卑”。
The scandal abased the value of the company.The scandal debased the value of the company.
abase侧重于降低人的尊严或品格，debase才用于降低价值或质量。
Connections
Learner notes
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