demean
v[Tn, Tnt]
~ oneself lower oneself in dignity; deprive oneself of others' respect 降低自己的身分; 失去别人的尊重; 贬低自己
Don't demean yourself by telling such obvious lies. 你不要用这种明显的谎言自贬人格.
I wouldn't demean myself to ask for favours from them. 我不会降低身分向他们求情.
🔁 扩展释义
*[di'mi:n]vt. 贬低身分, 贬损相关词组: demean oneself to do sth
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
fourteenthnum. 第十四;
n. 第十四;每月的第十四日;十四分之一;
adj. 第十四的;十四分之一的;