detracts

英 [dɪˈtrækts]

美 [dɪˈtrækts]

v.  减损;诋毁;贬低
detract的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 减损;诋毁;贬低
  If one thingdetracts fromanother, it makes it seem less good or impressive.
  1. The publicity could detract from our election campaign.
     这些宣传报道可能会有损我们的竞选活动。

双语例句

• All the decoration detracts from the beauty of the building's shape.
  那座建筑物上的装饰减损了建筑物外形的美。
• He has a lot of interesting and important ideas, but the relatively weak connection to the brain detracts from his message, says Joseph LeDoux, a neuroscientist at New York University.
  他提出了很多十分有趣也非常重要的想法，但与脑部的关联并不紧密这一点是一大败笔，纽约大学（NewYorkUniversity）的神经科学家约瑟夫·勒杜（JosephLeDoux）说。
• Any other color or shape to be severely faulted since it detracts from the typical expression.
  其他颜色或形状的（眼睛）被认为是从典型特征中变异的，是严重不合格的。
• He says. Remind yourself that losing control and shouting at people detracts from his professional credibility, not yours.
  要提醒自己，失去控制，对别人大声叫喊，只会降低他自己的职业信用，并不会影响你的信用。
• The defect detracts greatly from the value of the article.
  瑕疵大大降低了这种物品的价值。
• A decorating scheme that detracts but does not enhance. The whole village be up in arms about the proposal to build an airport nearby
  一个不但没增色反而减色的装修方案.全村强烈反对在附近修建机场的计划
• I want Britain to be seen as a country of fairness and tolerance and anything that detracts from that I condemn, Mr Brown told Indian reporters.
  布朗向印度记者表示：我希望英国被视为一个公平和宽容的国家，我批评任何偏离这一原则的现象。
• Because blockbusters are so profitable, companies scramble to squeeze as much money out of them as possible, arguably in a way that detracts from efforts to research and develop novel treatments.
  由于拳头产品利润非常可观，因此各大公司都想尽可能地从中榨取利润，导致公司减少了在新药研发方面的支出。
• The defect detracts little from the intrinsic value of the ring.
  这戒指的瑕疵并无损其真正价值。
• Testimony that only detracts from the strength of the plaintiff's case.
  仅仅降低了原告案情有力的证词。