vulgarise

/ˈvʌlɡəraɪz/ /ˈvʌlɡəˌraɪz/

Meanings

verb

庸俗化，使粗俗化

To make commonplace, lewd, or vulgar.

Examples :

"The reality TV show seemed to vulgarise the idea of marriage, reducing it to drama and superficiality. "

这个真人秀节目似乎把婚姻庸俗化了，把它贬低为闹剧和肤浅的东西。

Related Words

marriage noun

/ˈmæɹɪdʒ/

婚姻，结合

"You should enter marriage for love."

你应该因为爱而步入婚姻。

commonplace noun

/ˈkɒmənˌpleɪs/ /ˈkɑmənˌpleɪs/

老生常谈，陈词滥调

""The teacher's speech was filled with commonplace phrases, like 'hard work pays off' and 'practice makes perfect.'" "

那位老师的演讲充满了老生常谈，比如“一分耕耘，一分收获”和“熟能生巧”之类的话。

seemed verb

/siːmd/

看起来，似乎，好像。

"He seems to be ill. Her eyes seem blue. It seems like it is going to rain later. How did she seem to you?"

他看起来好像生病了。她的眼睛看起来是蓝色的。看起来好像晚点要下雨。你觉得她怎么样？

make noun

/meɪk/

牌子，型号

"What make of car do you drive?"

你开的是什么牌子的车？

drama noun

/ˈdɹæmə/ /ˈdɹɑːmə/ /ˈdɹɑmə/

戏剧，剧本。

"The school play was a fun drama about a lost puppy. "

学校的戏剧表演是一个有趣的剧本，讲的是一只走失小狗的故事。

reality noun

/ɹiˈæləti/

现实，实际。

"The reality of the crash scene on TV dawned upon him only when he saw the victim was no actor but his friend."

直到他发现受害者不是演员而是他的朋友时，他才意识到电视上车祸现场的景象是真实的。

reducing verb

/ɹɪˈdjuːsɪŋ/ /ɹɪˈdusɪŋ/

减少，降低.

"to reduce weight, speed, heat, expenses, price, personnel etc."

减少体重、速度、热量、开支、价格、人员等等.

show noun

/ʃəʊ/ /ʃoʊ/

演出，表演。

"The school's annual talent show was a big success. "

学校一年一度的才艺演出非常成功。

lewd verb

/ljuːd/ /lud/

磕药, 吃迷幻药

"He was struggling in school, and his parents suspected he was lewding to cope with the pressure. "

他学习很吃力，他的父母怀疑他为了缓解压力在磕药。

superficiality noun

/ˌsuːpərˌfɪʃiˈæləti/ /ˌsjuːpərˌfɪʃiˈæləti/

肤浅，表面性，浮于表面

"Her friends were often annoyed by her superficiality, because she only seemed interested in people's clothes and social media followers. "

她的朋友们常常因为她的肤浅而感到恼火，因为她似乎只对别人的穿着和社交媒体粉丝数量感兴趣。

vulgar noun

/ˈvʌl.ɡə/ /ˈvʌl.ɡɚ/

百姓，平民。

"The new student, a typical vulgar, quickly fit in with the other freshmen. "

这个新来的学生，一个典型的百姓，很快就和其他新生打成一片。

idea noun

/ɑeˈdiə̯/ /aɪˈdɪə/ /aɪˈdi.ə/

想法，概念，理念。

"The idea of a perfect family, where everyone is happy and gets along, is a theoretical concept, never fully realized in real life. "

一个完美家庭的理念，每个人都幸福快乐、和睦相处，只是一个理论上的概念，在现实生活中永远无法完全实现。