Don't degrade yourself by answering him.是什么意思？

Don't degrade yourself by answering him.

不要自贬身分去搭理他.

degrade

vt. 降低，贬低，使降级，降低…身分，使丢脸；vt.& vi. （使）退化，降解，分解，降解，撤职，免职，降低品格[身价，价值（等）]；

例句
When I asked him if he had ever been to a prostitute he said he wouldn't degrade himself like that.
我问他是否找过妓女时，他说他不会自贬身份去干那种事情。

yourself

pron. 你自己，（用以加强语气）亲自，你的正常或健康的情况；

例句
You grew up in an agnostic household and have never been able to bring yourself to believe in God.
你在一个信奉不可知论的家庭里长大，一直都无法信仰上帝。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

answering

adj. 应答的，答复的；v. 答复( answer的现在分词 )，解答，答辩，适应；

例句
Two men answering the description of the suspects tried to enter Switzerland...
与描述的疑犯样子相符的两名男子试图进入瑞士。

him

pron. (he的宾格)他；

例句
They said goodbye to him as he got aboard the train at Union Station.
当他在联合火车站登上火车之际，他们向他道别。