degraded 是什么意思?
degraded 是动词 degrade 的过去式和过去分词形式,表示“使退化、变坏、降低等级”等含义。
常见含义解释:
- 退化、变质:指某物或某种状态逐渐变差。例如:The environment has been degraded by pollution.(环境因污染而退化。)
- 降级、降低等级:常用于描述职位、级别或质量的下降。例如:His performance led to a degraded status in the company.(他的表现导致他在公司中的地位下降。)
- 贬低、侮辱:在某些语境中,也可以表示对他人进行贬低或侮辱。例如:She felt degraded by his words.(她觉得他的话让她感到被贬低。)
例句解析:
Example 1: The old machine is now degraded and no longer works properly.
译文:这台旧机器已经退化了,不再能正常工作。
Example 2: The quality of the product has been degraded due to cost-cutting measures.
译文:由于削减成本的措施,产品的质量已经下降了。
相关词汇:
- degrade (动词)
- degradation (名词)
- degrading (形容词/动名词)