deprave

英 [dɪ'preɪv] 美 [dɪ'preɪv]

• vt. 使堕落；使恶化；使腐败

英英释义

Verb:

1. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality;

   "debauch the young people with wine and women"
   "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"
   "Do school counselors subvert young children?"
   "corrupt the morals"
   

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. These films are likely to deprave the children.
   那些影片会使孩子们学坏。
2. The habit of lying sometimes deprave a child's character.
   说谎的习惯有时会败坏儿童的品格。
3. Absolute military power tends to deprave those who are not in control.
   军事专权往往会使掌权的人道德败坏。

经典引文

• Unjustly thou deprav'st it with the name Of Servitude.

  出自： Milton

• Behold the host! delighting to deprave, Who track the steps of Glory to the grave.

  出自： Byron

近反义词

【近义词】

• demoralize 使士气低落
• debase 降低质量、地位或价值...
• debauch 使堕落
• corrupt 腐败的
• lead astray 引入歧途
• degrade 降格
• ruin 毁灭
• misdirect 指错方向
• demoralise 使堕落
• vitiate 使败坏
• subvert 推翻
• pervert 误用
• profane 亵渎的

【反义词】

• improve 改善