detract /di'trækt/
Meaning
English definition
- (v.) take away a part from; diminish
Chinese translation
- vi. 减去, 贬低
- vt. 转移, 分散
Word details
- Part of speech
- verb
- Pronunciation
- /di'trækt/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- TOEFL · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.01 · Super Super Rare
Word forms
detracts, detracting, detracted
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Related words
detrimental · detriment · detraction
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