demean
demean /dɪˈmiːn/ nghĩa là hạ thấp, làm mất phẩm giá
Các nghĩa
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hạ thấp, làm mất phẩm giá
To debase; to lower; to degrade.
It was, of course, Mrs. Sedley's opinion that her son would demean himself by a marriage with an artist's daughter.
I liked to feel him attempt to demean me when I was sure there was no way he actually could.
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làm nhục, sỉ nhục
To humble; to humiliate.
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làm xấu hổ, làm bẽ mặt
To mortify.
Dạng khác
- demeans present, singular, third-person
- demeaning participle, present
- demeaned participle, past
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