Word · Frequency #46889
debauch
/diˈbɒːtʃ/
verb
使堕落；引诱
核心释义
To morally corrupt (someone); to seduce.
- 1.
使道德败坏；引诱。
To morally corrupt (someone); to seduce.
- 2.
降低价值；使贬值。
To debase (something); to lower the value of (something).
- 3.
纵情狂欢。
To indulge in revelry.
使贬值；降低价值；纵情狂欢；享乐；使道德败坏；引诱。；降低价值；使贬值。；纵情狂欢。
用法In use
The corrupt leader sought to debauch the young recruits with promises of wealth.
用法提示：此处debauch作及物动词，意为‘使堕落’，带宾语‘the young recruits’，表示道德上的败坏。
He spent his entire youth debauching in the seedy clubs of the city.
用法提示：此处debauching为现在分词，作不及物动词，意为‘放荡’，表示沉溺于感官享乐。
The once-respected politician was completely debauched by his addiction to power.
用法提示：此处debauched为过去分词，与was构成被动语态，表示被腐蚀或败坏。
debauch + noun/pronoun
及物动词，后接宾语。
The corrupt official tried to debauch the young recruits.
那个腐败官员试图使年轻新兵堕落。
debauch
不及物用法，表示过放荡的生活。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
词族Word family
- debauchery
- 放荡；纵情酒色；道德败坏 · debauch + -ery
- debauched
- 堕落的；道德败坏的；放荡的 · debauch + -ed
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
作及物动词时意为'使堕落'，作不及物动词时意为'放荡'
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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