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

• So dont belittle yourself or anyone else. Everybody is fighting their own unique war.
  所以，不要轻视你自己或者他人。每个人都有自己要去应对的战争。
• 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。
• It is wrong to belittle or neglect popularization.
  轻视和忽视普及工作的态度是错误的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。