音标:[di'mi:niŋ] ;
a. 降低身份的;有损人格的
s. causing awareness of your shortcomings
词型变化:名词复数形式 : demeanings
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demeaning的用法和样例:

例句

  1. Don't demean yourself by telling such obvious lies.你不要用这种明显的谎言自贬人格。
  2. He found it very demeaning to have to work for his former employee.他觉得要为他以前的雇员工作很失身分。

词汇搭配

  • demean贬低
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