degraded 音标拼音: [dɪgr'edəd] [dɪgr'edɪd]
a . 被降级的,堕落的,退化的
被降级的,堕落的,退化的
degraded adj 1 :
unrestrained by convention or morality ; "
Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society "; "
deplorably dissipated and degraded "; "
riotous living "; "
fast women " [
synonym :
{
debauched }, {
degenerate }, {
degraded }, {
dissipated },
{
dissolute }, {
libertine }, {
profligate }, {
riotous },
{
fast }]
2 :
lowered in value ; "
the dollar is low "; "
a debased currency "
[
synonym : {
debased }, {
devalued }, {
degraded }]
Degrade \
De *
grade "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Degraded };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Degrading }.] [
F .
d ['
e ]
grader ,
LL .
degradare ,
fr .
L .
de -
gradus step ,
degree .
See {
Grade },
and cf . {
Degree }.]
1 .
To reduce from a higher to a lower rank or degree ;
to lower in rank ;
to deprive of office or dignity ;
to strip of honors ;
as ,
to degrade a nobleman ,
or a general officer .
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Prynne was sentenced by the Star Chamber Court to be degraded from the bar . --
Palfrey .
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2 .
To reduce in estimation ,
character ,
or reputation ;
to lessen the value of ;
to lower the physical ,
moral ,
or intellectual character of ;
to debase ;
to bring shame or contempt upon ;
to disgrace ;
as ,
vice degrades a man .
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O miserable mankind ,
to what fall Degraded ,
to what wretched state reserved ! --
Milton .
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Yet time ennobles or degrades each line . --
Pope .
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Her pride . . .
struggled hard against this degrading passion . --
Macaulay .
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3 . (
Geol .)
To reduce in altitude or magnitude ,
as hills and mountains ;
to wear down .
Syn :
To abase ;
demean ;
lower ;
reduce .
See {
Abase }.
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Degraded \
De *
grad "
ed \,
a .
1 .
Reduced in rank ,
character ,
or reputation ;
debased ;
sunken ;
low ;
base .
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The Netherlands . . .
were reduced practically to a very degraded condition . --
Motley .
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2 . (
Biol .)
Having the typical characters or organs in a partially developed condition ,
or lacking certain parts .
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Some families of plants are degraded dicotyledons .
--
Dana .
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3 . [
Cf .
F .
degr ['
e ]
step .] (
Her .)
Having steps ; --
said of a cross each of whose extremities finishes in steps growing larger as they leave the center ; --
termed also on degrees .
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