demean oneself

• • 降低身份(去做某事)；辱没自己(去做某事)
  • 使表现，使行为举止显出某种特征：

    to demean oneself well

    表现良好

    to demean oneself properly

    举止得当

  • 降低身份；卑下；堕落：

    He would not demean himself to a lazy worker.

    他不愿降低身份当个懒工人。