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degrade
/dɪˈɡreɪd/
American
- v. 使降级, 使退化, 贬低
- Definition
- v. to make something worse in quality, or to reduce someone's dignity
- Example
- Pollution can degrade the quality of water in rivers.
- 污染会使河流的水质变差。