单词乎

belittle

音标[bi'litl]

汉语翻译

vt. 轻视, 贬低

词型变化

名词:belittlement 动词过去式:belittled 过去分词:belittled 现在分词:belittling 第三人称单数:belittles 

英语解释

动词 belittle:

  1. cause to seem less serious; play down
    同义词:minimize, denigrate, derogate
  2. express a negative opinion of
    同义词:disparage, pick at
  3. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
    同义词:diminish

详细解释


be.lit.tle

v.tr.(及物动词)
be.lit.tled,be.lit.tling,be.lit.tles
To represent or speak of as contemptibly small or unimportant; disparage:
轻视,小看:当作渺小或不重要来描述或叙说;贬低:
例句:
a person who belittled our efforts to do the job right.
一个小看我们为做好工作而付出的努力的人

To cause to seem less than another or little:
使相形见小:使看起来比另一个少或小:
例句:
The size of the office tower belittles the surrounding buildings.See Synonyms at decry
这座办公楼的规模使周围的建筑物相形见小参见 decry


【引伸】
belit.tlement
n.(名词)
belit.tler
n.(名词)

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