humiliate

B2 CET-6 大学 FREQ #9013 ★☆☆☆☆

vt. 使丢脸, 使蒙羞, 屈辱

发音

其它 /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/

词形变化

humiliated humiliates 三单 humiliates humiliating humiliating 现在分词 humiliated 过去式 humiliated 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

羞辱；使…丢脸；耻辱

释义与例句

v. B2
  1. 1.

    To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.

    羞辱

    侮辱

    污辱

    欺侮

    辱骂

    及物

    The bully tried to humiliate the other students during lunch.

    He would never intentionally humiliate anyone, even in jest.

    The harsh comments from the coach humiliated the player in front of the team.

  2. 2.

    To make humble; to lower in condition or status.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To defeat overwhelmingly.

    及物 游戏 体育

词汇关系

动词

同义词 4

humble mortify abase chagrin

上位词 6

hurt wound spite offend bruise injure

下位词 7

crush smash disgrace degrade demean put down take down

词源

Borrowed from Late Latin humiliātus, perfect passive participle of humiliō (“to abase, humble”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin humilis (“lowly, humble”), from humus (“ground; earth, soil”); see humble.

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