demean
- IPA[dəˈmēn]
美式
- cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for (someone or something)；do something that is beneath one's dignity.
verb: demean, 3rd person present: demeans, gerund or present participle: demeaning, past tense: demeaned, past participle: demeaned
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for (someone or something) I had demeaned the profession
- ▪ do something that is beneath one's dignity.
- 更多解釋
- IPA[dɪˈmiːn]
英式
- cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for (someone or something): I had demeaned the profession
Oxford Dictionary
- IPA[dɪˈmiːn]
英式
- conduct oneself in a particular way: no man demeaned himself so honourably
Oxford Dictionary
- IPA[dəˈmēn]
美式
- conduct oneself in a particular way: no man demeaned himself so honorably
Oxford American Dictionary
