denigrate

英 [ˈdenɪɡreɪt]

美 [ˈdenɪɡreɪt]

v.  诋毁; 诽谤; 贬低

现在分词：denigrating　过去分词：denigrated　过去式：denigrated　第三人称单数：denigrates　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.18711 / COCA.15041

牛津词典

verb

• 诋毁；诽谤；贬低
  to criticize sb/sth unfairly; to say sb/sth does not have any value or is not important
  1. I didn't intend to denigrate her achievements.
     我不是想贬低她的成绩。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 贬低;诋毁;侮辱
  If youdenigratesomeone or something, you criticize them unfairly or insult them.
  1. The amendment prohibits obscene or indecent materials which denigrate the objects or beliefs of a particular religion...
     该修正案对贬损某一宗教教物或信仰的淫秽或不雅内容予以禁止。
  2. The Canadian Supreme Court ruled that the State can ban pornographic images which 'denigrate women'.
     加拿大最高法院裁定国家有权查禁“侮辱女性”的色情图片。

双语例句

• Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from, everything we deny, denigrate or despise serves to defeat us in the end.
  凡是我们害怕面对、逃避、拒绝、贬低或蔑视的事物最终将击败我们。
• At the same time, the opposing Whig Party made use of OK to denigrate Van Buren's political mentor Andrew Jackson.
  同时，对立的辉格党用OK这个词诋毁范布伦的政治导师安德鲁杰克逊。
• We should not denigrate or give up on ourselves.
  不要作贱自己，也不要放弃自己。
• Influenced by the culture of the foreign country, modern Chinese people attach much importance to individuality and self-expression, so they do not always denigrate themselves when they are complimented.
  语境决定指称词语的意义。由于受外来文化的影响，现代中国人重视个性与自我表现，在受到恭维时，并不总是贬低自己。
• And the claim is that when you choose this, in order to justify your decision, you denigrate the one you didn't choose.
  对这个行为的解释是，当你选这一粒时，为了表明你的选择是正确的，你会贬低第一次没选上的那粒。
• If I do not agree with'the nationalistic feeling of the Chinese people'then I must be trying to denigrate China.
  如果我不同意中国人民的民族主义感情，我就是在试图摸黑中国。
• "I demur to the demolition idea," said one elder." It will cause outsiders to denigrate our church. "
  “我反对这项拆除计划，”一个长老说，“它会引起外界诋毁我们的教会的。”
• Denigrate: to attack the character or reputation of; speak ill of; defame.
  诋毁：攻击人格或名誉；说坏话；诽谤。
• If he asks why you deserve it, you give him examples of your hard work – but you don't denigrate your colleague.
  如果他问你为什么应该给你涨工资，你就向他列举自己努力工作的例子&但不要贬低你的同事。
• And I never meant to denigrate Tony soprano.
  我也无意中伤东尼索波诺。