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 as I say, I don't in any way want to belittle the central badness of that.
  我说过我并不想贬低其主要坏处。
• You shouldn't belittle her achievements.
  你不应该小看她的成就。
• 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。
• 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。
• I don't like comments that belittle people.
  我不喜欢贬低别人的评论。
• He could not belittle love.
  他不能小看了爱情。
• Parents always are careful about their children's immolation-esteem; they try not to insult or belittle their kids.
  父母常常留心他们孩子的自尊心；他们不欺负或小看他们的小孩。
• 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。
• Do not belittle what he has achieved.
  不能小看他取得的成绩。
• To make Wellington so great is to belittle England.
  把威灵顿捧得那样高便是小看了英格兰。