He refused to abase himself in the eyes of others.他不愿在他人面前被贬低.A man who uses bad language will only abase himself.说脏话者只会自贬身分.She wanted to abase herself before the strong man, to be low and humble before him.她使自己在这个强壮的男人...
So you're going to Paris? How's your French? Oh, fair to middling.这么说你打算去巴黎了? 你的法语怎样? 哦, 还马马虎虎吧.The meal is fair to middling.这餐饭菜还算过得去.The dinner was fair to middling.这顿晚饭差强人意....