cheapen

1.misconduct that cheapened a high office.

身居要职却做出的有损威信的错行为

2.the depreciation of the dollar would cheapen US exports.

美元贬值会使美国出口商品跌价。

3.the mass media simplify and cheapen the experience of art.

大众传媒简化并贬低艺术体验。

4.If the warning colorations that you have evolved to advertise your hard-won unpalatability are mimicked by too many edible free riders, your brand name will be cheapened and lose its protective value.

你辛辛苦苦进化而来的是旨在诉对手自己可不是什么美味佳肴，如果这被太多的效仿者冒充，而它们本身却都非常的美味，那你的牌子就算是砸了，再也起不了什么保护作用了。