Verb:

1. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally;

   "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"
   "His critics took him down after the lecture"
   

1.降低(自己)的身份;有辱（自己）的人格
If youdemean yourself, you do something which makes people have less respect for you.

e.g. I wasn't going todemean myself by acting like a suspicious wife.
我不会表现得像个疑神疑鬼的妻子一样自贬身价。

2.贬低;贬损
Todemean someone or something means to make people have less respect for them.

demean

e.g. Some groups say that pornography demeans women.
一些团体认为色情作品贬低了女性。

1. demean的解释

1. 贬抑,降低：deliberate 熟思,考虑,有意,存心的 |demean 贬抑,降低 | demerit 短处,过失,缺点

2. 自贬;降低：scooter 踏板车 |demean 自贬;降低 |demeanour 行为, 举止

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3. 行为：demasculinization 男性症丧失 |demean 行为 | dement 使发疯

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4. 举止：deme 阿提卡市区 |demean 举止 |demeanour 行为

• The Prince Borghese certainly demeans himself like a kind and liberal gentleman.

  出自：N. Hawthorne

• Could a girl so far demean herself as to ask for love?

  出自：W. Black

• That demeans them into something trivial.

  出自：M. Bradbury

I wouldn't demean myself by asking for charity.

我决不低三下四地乞求施舍。

Don't demean yourself by telling such obvious lies.

你不要用这种明显的谎言自贬人格.

He felt he would demean himself if he replied to scurrilous letter.

他觉得如果他回复那封充满辱骂的信,会自贬身份.

Do you think he would demean himself by accepting a bribe?

你以为他会接受贿赂辱没自己 吗 ?

I wouldn't demean myself to ask for favours from them.

我不会降低身分向他们求情.

Don't demean yourself by doing anything dishonourable.

不要做出任何不光彩的事情而有失自己身份.

One to see one's colleagues demean themselves way.

谁也不想看到自己的同事这样放下身段.

You must demean yourself properly.

你必须举止适宜.

You will demean yourself if you agree to the terms of the contract.

要是你同意契约的条款,就等于瞧不起自己.