disparage

英 [dɪˈspærɪdʒ]

美 [dɪˈspærɪdʒ]

v.  贬低; 轻视

过去分词：disparaged　过去式：disparaged　第三人称单数：disparages　现在分词：disparaging　

TOEFLGREIELTS法律

BNC.21837 / COCA.17289

牛津词典

verb

• 贬低；轻视
  to suggest that sb/sth is not important or valuable
  1. I don't mean to disparage your achievements.
     我并不想贬低你的成就。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 贬低;轻视
  If youdisparagesomeone or something, you speak about them in a way which shows that you do not have a good opinion of them.
  1. ...Larkin's tendency to disparage literature.
     拉金贬低文学的倾向
  2. The tax cut is widely disparaged by senators from both parties as a budget gimmick.
     两个党派的参议员们普遍对作为预算噱头的税收削减嗤之以鼻。

英英释义

verb

• express a negative opinion of
  1. She disparaged her student's efforts
  Synonym:belittlepick at

双语例句

• Political correctness is a term generally used to disparage efforts to raise awareness about and eliminate social and political biases in language and other forms of representation.
  政治正确是指为了避免真实存在的或所谓的不公正的歧视而采用的变换另一种称呼的行为。
• You disparage me, call me less than caesar?
  你蔑视我，我比不上凯撒？
• Amendments ix: the enumeration in the constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
  第九条：本宪法对某些权利的列举，不得被解释为否定或轻视由人民保留的其他权利。
• The tax cut is widely disparaged by senators from both parties as a budget gimmick.
  两个党派的参议员们普遍对作为预算噱头的税收削减嗤之以鼻。
• Do not disparage anyone's contribution.
  不要贬低任何人的贡献。
• Researchers must not unjustifiably criticise or disparage other Researchers.
  研究人员不能不公正地批评或贬损其他研究人员。
• I do not mean to disparage the creativity involved in food production.
  我并不是要贬低食品生产中所包含的创造力。
• The left accuses it of ripping off taxpayers to save Wall Street, the right damns it as socialism; economists disparage its technicalities, political scientists its sweeping powers.
  左翼势力控诉该计划无异于抢劫纳税人的钱财去救助华尔街，右翼势力谴责该计划为社会主义运动；经济学家鄙视计划的学术性，政治科学家崇拜它横扫一切的强大威力。
• Not only was I able to disparage their colour schemes but I could also play armchair psychologist and declare what it all meant.
  我不仅能够对他们的色彩方案指指点点，还能扮演一位纸上谈兵的心理学家，解读其中含义。
• The research on leisure should not disparage, ignore or repel popular and secular leisure.
  休闲研究不应贬损、忽视、拒斥大众化、世俗化的休闲。