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 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。
• It is wrong to belittle or neglect popularization.
  轻视和忽视普及工作的态度是错误的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Your work performance will be under spotlight, she warned students. If you make a mistake, people will belittle your competency, even if you are not that incapable.
  你的工作表现将受到大家的监督，她提醒自己的学生们：如果你犯错，即使你并非无能，人们也会轻视你的能力。
• 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。
• 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。
• There are difficulties. I mean, let's not belittle this.
  我们不应该小看这些困难。