demean

英[di'mi:n]美[di'mi:n]

vt. 贬低身分,举止

同：	[v.] degrade, disgrace, put down, take down

He might have been observed to demean himself as a person with nothing to do
他也许已被别人注意到他的行为像一个无所事事的人。收藏
to demean oneself by doing sth.dishonorable
为了做某件不名誉的事而贬低了身份收藏
The duke's son would not demean himself by working
公爵的儿子不愿意由于工作而降低自己的身分。收藏
To be rude is to demean oneself.
态度无礼是自贬身分收藏
They demean themselves peaceably.
他们举止安详收藏

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reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
- She tends to put down younger women colleagues
- His critics took him down after the lecture
[同] degrade, demean, disgrace, put down, take down

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