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

• Do not disparage anyone's contribution.
  不要贬低任何人的贡献。
• It is bad luck for Mr Gingrich that one of his former wives has been so willing to disparage his fitness for the presidency.
  倒霉的是，金里奇先生的前妻之一还十分乐意就金里奇对总统一职的适合程度贬损几句。
• People used to disparage a comet as "a disaster star".
  过去人们贬称彗星为“扫帚星”。
• 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。
• 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。
• You disparage me, call me less than caesar?
  你蔑视我，我比不上凯撒？
• They expound glorify their own doctrines, but as for the doctrines of others, they deprecate them, revile them, show contempt for them, disparage them.
  他们阐述、颂扬自己的教义，但是对于他人的教义，则贬低、辱骂、鄙视、毁谤。
• 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。
• 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。
• Those who disparage Brutus are talking of his shadow.
  那些批评布鲁塔士的人谈的是他的影子。