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

• The extensive application of procedure justice theory will be in favor of desalting'procedure instrumentalism'and eliminating'regard entity belittle procedure'idea.
  程序正义理论的广泛应用，将有利于“程序工具主义”的淡化和消除我国“重实体轻程序”的观念。
• Unfortunately, if you constantly belittle or criticize a child, he will develop negative characteristics.
  遗憾的是，如果你经常贬低、批评你的孩子，他就会养成消极的性格。
• This is not to belittle that simplicity of the idea; that's wonderful.
  不要小看这种简单的想法，它还是非常棒的。
• It is wrong to belittle or neglect popularization.
  轻视和忽视普及工作的态度是错误的。
• 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。
• 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。
• Since we have to understand their special feelings of love can not have too much, nor have the time due, but to downplay and belittle love.
  因为我们要懂爱情因其特殊情感不可能拥有太多，也不因是否拥有时，而对爱进行淡化与贬低。
• Therefore, it is wrong to belittle armed struggle, revolutionary war, guerrilla war and army work.
  因此，那种轻视武装斗争，轻视革命战争，轻视游击战争，轻视军队工作的观点，是不正确的。
• 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。
• Only those above me can praise or belittle me.
  惟凌驾于我者，得称赞或轻蔑我。