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碱基,碱液,碱碱,碱厂

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb

1
a·based, a·bas·ing.
- : to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade.
- : Archaic. to lower; put or bring down: He abased his head.

verbdeprive of self-esteem, confidence

Synonyms

I knew she would treat me with the same indifference, and only feel a wondering contempt that I should so abase myself.
Viewed from afar, the town seemed to abase itself in the presence of the architectural preminence of that monarch of buildings.
He had a foolish impulse to tear it down and to abase himself with a plea for pardon before the silent beast behind the bars.
Slavery, for example, is abase thing; but a servile mind in a free man is contemptible.
Violent language can no longer either exalt or abase any one.

/uh-beys/US // əˈbeɪs //UK // (əˈbeɪs) //

碱基,碱液,碱碱,碱厂

v.有主动词 verb

1
a·based, a·bas·ing.
- : to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade.
- : Archaic. to lower; put or bring down: He abased his head.

verbdeprive of self-esteem, confidence

Synonyms

I knew she would treat me with the same indifference, and only feel a wondering contempt that I should so abase myself.
Viewed from afar, the town seemed to abase itself in the presence of the architectural preminence of that monarch of buildings.
He had a foolish impulse to tear it down and to abase himself with a plea for pardon before the silent beast behind the bars.
Slavery, for example, is abase thing; but a servile mind in a free man is contemptible.
Violent language can no longer either exalt or abase any one.