| 单词 | deprave |
| 释义 | deprave verb[T] formaluk/dɪˈpreɪv/us/dɪˈpreɪv/to make someone depraved 使堕落，使恶毒Synonyms corrupt debase debauch pervertdisapproving Humiliating and degrading
Examplesofdepravedeprave It is founded on a crude portrayal of the eighteenth century as violent, drunken, corrupt and depraved. From theCambridge English Corpus Put together properly, it could produce a sensible, if uncompelling argument, but by the depraving touch of the babu it degenerates into unmitigated drivel. From theCambridge English Corpus Since each created being is transworld depraved, each will perform at least one wrong action. From theCambridge English Corpus But we showed that there is no convincing argument that there exists a world in which every essence is transworld depraved. From theCambridge English Corpus Displaying themselves as careful, they give unnecessary instructions, investing so many hours, depraving so many spirits, which when invested in fruitful art give great fruits. From theCambridge English Corpus So, the argument goes, the taste of the common reader is insensibly depraved; newspapers and the cinema assist the trend. From theCambridge English Corpus I argue that, given an infinite number of possible persons, the probability that everyone is transworld depraved is exceedingly low. From theCambridge English Corpus The rebels were - depending on one's point of view - selfless patriots, nihilist fanatics, or depraved thugs. From theCambridge English Corpus Each society and culture is convinced that its own drugs of choice are normal and natural; and that those of other societies are depraved and unnatural. From theCambridge English Corpus Was everyone totally depraved and evil or, as seemed from time to time, was there some decency and goodness? From theCambridge English Corpus I then utilize my principle to show that, given certain plausible assumptions pertaining to the number of possible persons, the probability that everyone is transworld depraved is zero. From theCambridge English Corpus Buying and selling each other is depraved. From theCambridge English Corpus It is not eminently or reasonably obvious to most people whether they have been corrupted or depraved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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