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

• 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。
• Even if I were an illiterate, rustic woman, it in no way detracts from my poetic qualities. I had neglected all these qualities previously.
  即使我现在是个目不识丁的村妇，也不能稍减我诗人的品质，而这些却是我过去忽略的。
• In the United States, anonymous character assassination is not acceptable and seriously detracts from your credibility.
  在美国，匿名诽谤是不可接受的，并且严重损害你们的可信度。
• Her scrawly writing detracts from the design of her project.
  她潦草的笔迹有损她的工程设计质量。
• The ugly frame detracts from the beauty of the famous picture.
  这副名画结构别扭使它的美丽大打折扣。
• None of it detracts from the fact that business in general has been enjoying prosperity.
  所有这些都没有掩盖这样一个事实：总体上企业正在经历一个繁荣时期。
• The slightly breathless style only partially detracts from the fact that Tse clearly knows China well and has a hundred interesting facts and opinions at his fingertips.
  有些让人喘不过气来的风格，只是在列出一些事实，如Tse对中国非常了解，手头上有一百个有趣的事实和观点，才稍有减轻。
• 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。
• A large, round, full eye seriously detracts from the desired sweet expression.
  苏格兰牧羊犬大、圆、突出的眼睛会严重影响狗的甜蜜表情，属于缺陷。