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

• It is notoriously known that writers tend to disparage each other.
  文人相轻是人所共知、臭名在外。
• 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。
• Temporal self-appraisal theory mentions that individuals tend to disparage the past self and compliment the present self, in order to maintain and enhance the present self-esteem.
  时间自我评价理论认为个体在对时间维度上的自我进行评价时，通常会贬低过去自我，使现在自我优于过去自我，以维护和提升现在的自尊。
• 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。
• We must get rid of the bad habit of writers who like to disparage one another.
  我们必须清除文人相轻的坏习气。
• 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。
• I agree, but then he went on to say that government's role is not to disparage wealth, but to expand its reach.
  我同意这种说法，但他进而指出，政府的职责不是贬低财富，而是使更多人享有财富。
• Now I do not for a moment mean to disparage business.
  我无意贬低经商，只是说它不适合我。我做生意只是为了赚钱。
• Sell-side advisers in the US and Europe point to interest from well-funded Chinese bidders when trying to liven up an auction. Competitors disparage Chinese companies 'sophistication and their ability to execute a deal while secretly fretting about what valuation they might put on the table.
  在试图给拍卖会注入生气时，美欧卖方顾问会提到资金充沛的中国买家的兴趣。竞争对手一边大肆贬低中国企业的老练程度和交易执行能力，一边对中国企业可能提出的报价暗自焦虑。