debauch

/dɪˈbɔːtʃ/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈbɑːtʃ/ (ame, ipa) · /di-ˈbȯch How to pronounce debauch (audio) -ˈbäch,  dē-/ (ame, mw)

debauch — 動詞

  • debauchpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • debauches3rd person singular
  • debauching-ing form
  • debauchedpast simple

1. to pull a person or group away from decent behaviour by feeding their taste for

1.動詞及物C2
釋義

敗壞；帶壞

使人沉迷享樂而失德

to pull a person or group away from decent behaviour by feeding their taste for money, sex, drink, or power.

例句

The gang leader debauched the younger boys with drink and easy cash.

那個幫派頭目用酒和輕鬆得來的錢帶壞了幾個年輕男孩。

debauch + object + with + noun

Years of bribery debauched the town council and ruined public trust.

多年的賄賂敗壞了鎮議會，也毀掉了民眾的信任。

同義詞
  • corrupt

    broader and much more common in modern English

  • deprave

    stronger and darker, often about character becoming twisted

  • debase

    focuses more on lowering worth or standards

反義詞
  • reform

    to improve a person's behaviour or a system's standards

  • uplift

    formal, suggests raising moral quality

文法句型

debauch + person

debauch + institution

debauch + object + with + noun

用法筆記

Usually takes a human, institutional, or abstract object and appears in moral, historical, or literary writing. It suggests deep corruption of character or standards, not a brief temptation.

debauch — 名詞