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abasing

/əˈbeɪsɪŋ/

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verb

贬低，使丢脸，侮辱。

To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.

Examples :

"The bully was abasing the younger student by making him do his homework in front of the whole class. "

那个恶霸让那个小一点的学生当着全班同学的面做作业，以此来羞辱他，让他丢脸。

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verb

贬低，使卑下，降低。

To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.

Examples :

"to abase the eye"

垂下眼帘 (chuí xià yǎn lián)

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verb

贬值，降低成色

To lower in value, in particular by altering the content of alloys in coins; to debase.

Examples :

"The unscrupulous businessman was accused of abasing the gold coins, lowering their value by mixing in cheaper metals. "

那个不择手段的商人被指控以次充好，通过在金币中掺杂廉价金属来降低金币的成色，使它们贬值。

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