humiliate

hju:'milieit

考研托福雅思GRE Collins 1

v. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

vt. 使丢脸, 使蒙羞, 屈辱

Collins 星级

9,886

BNC 频率

9,338

使用频率

humiliate 由词根 humil-（表示“低下、谦卑”）和后缀 -ate（表示动词）组成，可以理解为“使变得低下”，即让人感到羞辱。

例句

1. She didn't want to humiliate him in front of his friends.

她不想在他的朋友面前让他感到羞辱。

2. The teacher's harsh words could humiliate a student.

老师的严厉话语可能会让学生感到羞辱。

3. It's not right to humiliate someone for making a mistake.

因为犯错而羞辱别人是不对的。