belittle

英 [bɪˈlɪtl]

美 [bɪˈlɪtl]

v.  贬低; 小看

现在分词：belittling　过去分词：belittled　第三人称单数：belittles　过去式：belittled　

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Collins.1 / BNC.18553 / COCA.15936

牛津词典

verb

• 贬低；小看
  to make sb or the things that sb does seem unimportant
  1. She felt her husband constantly belittled her achievements.
     她觉得她的丈夫时常贬低她的成就。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 轻视；贬抑；小看
  If youbelittlesomeone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good.
  1. We mustn't belittle her outstanding achievement...
     我们一定不能小瞧了她所取得的杰出成就。
  2. It makes no sense to belittle the enormity of the disaster.
     没有理由低估这场灾难的严重性。

英英释义

verb

• lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
  1. don't belittle your colleagues
  Synonym:diminish
• express a negative opinion of
  1. She disparaged her student's efforts
  Synonym:disparagepick at
• cause to seem less serious
  1. Don't belittle his influence
  Synonym:minimizedenigratederogate

双语例句

• And I must say that I don't have any show mean, I also not is to prove that myself have how noble values, I don't belittle other any Chinese woman, I just tell the real side.
  我也必须申明，我没有任何作秀的意思，我也并不是要证明自己有着如何高尚的情操，我不贬低其它的任何一个中国女性，我仅仅说出真实的一面。
• I don't meant to belittle my colleagues efforts.
  我无意轻视我同事们的努力。
• Already, both sides are jockeying to belittle the other side.
  双方已经在使出浑身解数贬低对方了。
• I don't like comments that belittle people.
  我不喜欢贬低别人的评论。
• I am not meant to degrade or belittle any sight or fact but that were what presented to me.
  我无有意或恶意歧视或“酸小”的企图，但这些就是呈现在我眼前的台湾视与物。
• Your work performance will be under spotlight, she warned students. If you make a mistake, people will belittle your competency, even if you are not that incapable.
  你的工作表现将受到大家的监督，她提醒自己的学生们：如果你犯错，即使你并非无能，人们也会轻视你的能力。
• It is wrong to belittle or neglect popularization.
  轻视和忽视普及工作的态度是错误的。
• It is the best of a cumbersome process, and it is the worst shame and belittle it.
  最好它是一个繁琐的过程，并且在它最坏它是羞愧和贬低。
• It makes no sense to belittle the enormity of the disaster.
  没有理由低估这场灾难的严重性。
• Most of the people you deal with will dislike, disparage, belittle, or ignore what you say or do most of the time.
  你周围的大部分人大部分时间里会不喜欢、蔑视、轻视或忽略你所说的话或所做的事。