| 释义 |
lose caste descend in the caste system, e.g. by having contact with a person of low caste, by eating foods regarded as unclean, or by taking employment regarded as of lower status 失去种姓地位（因与下层种姓之人接触, 吃被视为不洁的食物或从事下等人的职业等而在种姓系统中地位下降）。 ■ come to be regarded with less respect; lose status 被人轻视; 丧失地位： they lost caste by moving away from the old house. 他们因搬离古宅而被人藐视。 |