demeaned
past simple and past participle ofdemean
| 单词 | demeaned |
| 释义 | demeaned past simple and past participle ofdemean demean verb[T] uk/dɪˈmiːn/us/dɪˈmiːn/tocausesomeone tobecomelessrespected: Theentirefamilywas demeaned by hisbehaviour. I wouldn't demean myselfbyaskingmyparentsformoney. Synonyms degrade disgrace Humiliating and degrading
Examplesofdemeaneddemeaned In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The difference between the two techniques lies in the weights that are used when variables are timedemeaned. From theCambridge English Corpus In fourteen years of plunder and repression, every significant political and civic institution had beendemeanedor destroyed. From theCambridge English Corpus The informants believed that the centre provides a service for ' old people ', and because that group has low status, the centre's value isdemeaned. From theCambridge English Corpus I felt put down anddemeaned. From theCambridge English Corpus Those principles have beendemeanedand broken on numerous occasions by all the paramilitary organisations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It cuts across party political divides, challenges us all and should not bedemeanedby being looked at in that way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he understand that he hasdemeanedthose standards by his behaviour in the past three months? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Once again, wedemeanedourselves in the eyes of international conferences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 She said afterwards that she feltdemeanedand that her day was one tinged with sadness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 None of us feelsdemeanedby performing that duty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Uncharacteristically, hedemeanedhis approach to that important issue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If society itself becomes addicted to a habit in that way, society becomesdemeaned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 She says that in some way or other this country has beendemeanedin the councils of the world during these past four years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The odious and contemptible speech that we have just heard hasdemeanedthe debate, which up to then was of a very high standard. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 His mannerdemeanedhis office and degraded his argument. 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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