卑鄙
1.base
1) Devoid of high values or ethics:
情感不高尚的，没有道德规范的，堕落的：
a base, degrading way of life.
堕落的生活方式
-To betray a friend is a base action.
出卖朋友是卑鄙的行为。
2) Inferior in value or quality.
卑劣的：价值或数量低劣的
2.contemptible
可鄙的， 下贱的， 不齿的， 可轻视的
-It was a contemptible trick to tell lies and play on an old friend!
说谎耍弄老朋友是卑鄙伎俩!
例子：
acknowledge， admit， own， avow， confess， concede
These verbs mean to make a disclosure, usually with reluctance or under pressure. To 这些动词都表示不情愿或在压力之下揭示真相。
acknowledge is to accept responsibility for something one makes known:
acknowledge 表示承担使某事公开的责任：
He acknowledged that the purchase had been a mistake.
他承认购买那东西是个错误之举。
Admit usually implies marked reluctance in acknowledging one's acts or accepting a different point of view:
Admit 常常暗含不情愿承认某人的行为或接受不同的观点：
“There are some faults which men readily admit, but others not so readily” (Epictetus).
“虽然有人承认了一些错误，但另一些不是这么主动” （爱比克泰德）。