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▪ I. † deˈtract, n. Obs. rare. [ad. L. dētractus a taking away, f. dētrahĕre: see detract v.] Protraction, delay: cf. detract v. 6.1563–87 Foxe A. & M. (1596) 353/1 Without delay and other detract of time.▪ II. † deˈtract, ppl. a. Obs. [ad. L. dētract-us, pa. pple. of dētrahĕre to draw off or away: ...
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Detract from Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
detract from: [phrasal verb] to reduce the strength, value, or importance of (something).
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Detract vs Attract - What's the difference? | WikiDiff
As verbs the difference between detract and attract. is that detract is to take away; to withdraw or remove while attract is to pull toward without touching.
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detract/dɪˈtrækt; dɪ`trækt/ v[Ipr]~ from sth make sth seem less valuable or important 减损某事物的价值或重要性; 贬低 detract from the merit, value, worth, excellence, etc of sth 有损於某事物的好处、 重要性、 价值、 优点等 criticism that detracts from her achievements 贬低她成就的批评 This unpleasant incident detracted from our enjoyment of ...
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Dec 13, 2022Social media use can be harmful. The effects are troubling and well-documented, from tragic stories of adolescent life lost to academic research on the psychological harm such platforms can cause, including anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. Yet with 59% of the whole world using social media, for an average of two and a half hours per ...
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detrect
† deˈtrect, v. Obs. [ad. L. dētrectā-re (also -tractāre) to decline, refuse, also to detract from, depreciate, freq. of dētrahĕre: see detract v.] 1. trans. To draw back from, decline, refuse; = detract v. 7. (With simple obj. or inf.)1542 Henry VIII Declar. Scots D ij b, They detrected the doing of...
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detractive
detractive, a. (dɪˈtræktɪv) [a. OF. detractif, -ive, f. L. type *dētractīv-us, f. dētract-: see detract v. and -ive.] 1. Conveying, of the nature of, or given to, detraction; disparaging, depreciative, defamatory, calumnious.1490 Caxton Eneydos vi. 23 To saye wordes detractiues. 1618 Chapman Hesiod,...
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obtrect
† obˈtrect, v. Obs. Also obtract. [ad. L. obtrectāre to disparage, detract from, f. ob- (ob- 1 b) + tractāre to drag, haul.] trans. To detract from; to disparage, decry.1596 J. Trussell Pref. Poem in Southwell's Tri. Death, Sith then the worke is worthie of your view, Obtract not him which for your ...
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detray
† deˈtray, v. Obs. [ad. OF. detrai-re (detray-ant) = Pr. detraire, Pg. detrahir, It. detrarre:—L. dētrahĕre to draw off or away, detract v.] 1. trans. To take away, subtract, remove; = detract v. 1, 2.1509 Hawes Past. Pleas. 56 The walles..dyd..expres, With golde depaynted, every perfyte nombre, To ...
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detractation
detracˈtation rare. (diːtrækˈteɪʃən) [f. detract v. + -ation: perhaps ad. L. dētractātio or dētrectātio, from dētractāre, -trectāre to decline, refuse, also to detract from, depreciate, freq. of dētrahĕre.] = detraction 2.1563–87 Foxe A. & M. (1596) 283/1, I cannot speake unto you, but to your detra...
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如何看待「四六级了,就不要再用 big、important、car 这种低级词汇了」这种说法?
The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.
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detractatory
deˈtractatory, a. rare. [f. detract v., or L. dētractāre: see prec. and -ory.] Of detracting or disparaging nature or tendency.1860 Chamb. Jrnl. XIV. 251 It is harsh and detractatory towards the author's equals and superiors.
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detraction
detraction (dɪˈtrækʃən) [a. F. détraction, in 12th c. detractiun (Ph. de Thaun), ad. L. dētractiōn-em, n. of action from dētrahĕre: see detract v.] The action of detracting. † 1. A taking away, subtraction, deduction, withdrawal. Obs. or arch. exc. as in b. (Cf. detract v. 1, 2.)1528 Gardiner in Poc...
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detractory
detractory, a. (dɪˈtræktərɪ) [ad. L. dētractōri-us disparaging, slanderous, f. dētractor: see prec. and -ory. Cf. OF. detractoire 15th c. in Godef.] Tending to detract; depreciatory, disparaging, defamatory; = detractive 1.1585 Parsons Chr. Exerc. ii. i. 157 An excuse most dishonourable and detracto...
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detracting
▪ I. detracting, vbl. n. (dɪˈtræktɪŋ) [f. detract v. + -ing1.] The action of the verb detract, q.v.; † protraction (obs.); † shunning, avoiding (obs.); disparagement, detraction.1572 J. Bossewell Armorie ii. 83 b, Fabius..so tempered Prudence with..prowesse, that by detracting of battayle, and trayn...
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