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debase
英 [dɪ'beɪs]
美[dɪ'bes]
- vt. 降低；使…贬值；掺杂
- n. (Debase)人名；(意)德巴塞
英英释意
- 1. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality;
- "debauch the young people with wine and women"
- "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"
- "Do school counselors subvert young children?"
- "corrupt the morals"
- 2. lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
- 3. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones;
- "adulterate liquor"