lower yourself

释义

1. lower yourself (by doing sth)

   降低自己的身份；自贬人格

   to behave in a way that makes other people respect you less

   I wouldn't lower myself by working for him.我不会贬低自己的身份去为他工作。

电影里这样说 · 5 部

• And lower yourself to a kitchen skivvy in the eyes of the village?Downton Abbey2019
• We won't lower ourselves.The Shop Around the Corner1940
• and lower yourselves down into the water by the ropes hanging over the side.A Night to Remember1958
• Well, something must be awfully important for you to lower yourself to come to a dump like this, Garland. Floyd, come on now.The Best of Enemies2019

在完整场景里学

• 唐顿庄园2019
  • 国王王后要来住一晚：business as usual（照常运转）
  • 为迎王室又争遗产：put on the spot（让某人下不来台）
  • 王室管家接管庄园：put on a show（撑起场面）
• 街角的商店1940
  • 清早到店同事互相打趣：make something out of nothing（无中生有）
  • 念匿名笔友来信：earn one's daily bread（谋生）
  • 为唱歌的烟盒吵翻天：make up your mind（拿定主意）
• 冰海沉船1958
  • 为香皂广告起了争执：no laughing matter（不是闹着玩的事）
  • 泰坦尼克号启航送别：to hell with（去他的）
  • 浮冰逼近仍忙着发电报：keep a sharp look out（打起精神盯着）

同一词条的短语

• lower the bar
• raise your sights
• raise the temperature
• at a low ebb
• be brought low
• lay low
• the lowest of the low
• a high profile
• high and low
• lie low
• sink so low
• stoop so low