belittle
英 [bɪ'lɪt(ə)l]
美[bɪ'lɪtl]
- vt. 轻视；贬低；使相形见小
词态变化
第三人称单数: belittles;过去式: belittled;过去分词: belittled;现在分词: belittling;
英英释意
- 1. belittle;
- "Don't belittle his influence"
- 2. express a negative opinion of;
- "She disparaged her student's efforts"
- 3. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of;
- "don't belittle your colleagues"
英文词源
- belittle (v.)
- 1781, "to make small," from be- + little (v.); first recorded in writings of Thomas Jefferson (and probably coined by him), who was roundly execrated for it in England:
Belittle! What an expression! It may be an elegant one in Virginia, and even perfectly intelligible; but for our part, all we can do is to guess at its meaning. For shame, Mr. Jefferson! ["European Magazine and London Review," 1787, reporting on "Notes on the State of Virginia"; to guess was considered another barbarous Yankeeism.]
Jefferson used it to characterize Buffon's view that American life was stunted by nature, which he was refuting. The figurative sense of "depreciate, scorn as worthless" (as the reviewers did to this word) is from 1797. Related: Belittled; belittling.
实用场景例句
- She felt her husband constantly belittled her achievements.
- 她觉得她的丈夫时常贬低她的成就。
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Keep away from people who belittle your ambitions.
- 躲开贬低你的雄心的人.
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- Only those above me can praise or belittle me.
- 只有那些在我之上的人才能称赞我或轻视我.
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- Don't belittle it just because it has no weapons.
- 不要因为它没有武器而轻视它.
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- When you belittle others, you are actually the one who appears small.
- 当你轻视他人时, 真正渺小的其实是你自己.
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- Do not belittle what he has achieved.
- 不能小看他取得的成绩.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- We are who we are. Nothing can belittle us , except for our gorgeous dreams.
- 没有谁可以使我们显得渺小,是我们变得渺小的, 是远方的梦想.
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- A Mam belittles himself and others will belittle him.
- 一个人小看自己,别人也会小看他.
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- You shouldn't belittle this tiny embroidered needle . It can play a big role sometime.
- 你可别小看这小小的绣花针,可以绣出大文章.
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- To criticize my father is to belittle us all in the eyes of the world.
- 责备我的父亲,等于当众侮辱我们.
辞典例句
- I find it belittle to be reprimanded by someone so much younger than me.
- 我觉得,被这麽个比我年龄小得多的人训斥,真太失身分了.
《简明英汉词典》
- Don't belittle his influence.
- 不要轻视他的影响.
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- Tact is the art of recognizing when to be big and when not to belittle.
- 知道何时应该宽宏大度,何时不应该轻蔑视之,这就是老练.
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- Don't belittle your colleagues.
- 不要轻视你的同事.
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- One should not belittle our Party.
- 不要小视我们的党.
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- I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him.
- 我绝不容许人家利用激将法,使我恨他,来达到卑视自己性灵的目的.
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- The Whigs may attempt to belittle our candidates. That is a favorite game of theirs.
- 辉格党人可能会试图贬低我们的候选人. 这是他们最拿手的把戏.
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- Shall not belittle underrate and condemn other company's products while promoting BSC.
- 不得在产品推广工作中对其他公司产品进行贬低、轻视和攻击.
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- This is not to belittle the enormous progress in the development of refractories.
- 这并非是小看耐火材料发展中的巨大进步.
辞典例句
- In addition, the impact of network media belittle business card printing and membership card production market.
- 此外, 网络媒体的冲击也不容小视制卡和会员卡制作市场.
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- Washington's lifelong motto: I allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him.
- 华盛顿的终生座右铭: 我不会憎恨任何人,免得他们轻视我的灵魂.
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- It'seems that efforts to belittle the word did not stop people from using it.
- 似乎贬低这个词的所做的努力并没有阻止人们使用他它.
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- We already cannot sit wellday in this aspect, self - intoxicated, cannot improperly belittle oneself, the self - denial.
- 在这方面我们既不能坐井观天、自我陶醉, 更不能妄自菲薄 、 自我 否定.
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- It is wrong to belittle or neglect popularization.
- 轻视和忽视普及工作的态度是错误的.
《简明英汉词典》
- It doesn't matter if people look down on you, you should never belittle yourself.
- 别人看不起你也就算了, 你不该轻贱你自己!
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- C . Overemphasizing the society criterion of success tends to belittle the worth an individual.
- 过于强调成功的社会标准,会轻视个人价值.
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- You should neither belittle nor fear difficulties.
- 对困难既不要藐视,也不要惧怕.
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