discredit

英 [dɪsˈkredɪt]

美 [dɪsˈkredɪt]

v.  败坏…的名声; 使丧失信誉; 使丢脸; 使不相信; 使怀疑; 使不可置信
n.  名誉丧失; 信誉丧失; 丢脸

过去分词：discredited　现在分词：discrediting　过去式：discredited　第三人称单数：discredits　

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Collins.2 / BNC.9585 / COCA.8965

牛津词典

verb

• 败坏…的名声；使丧失信誉；使丢脸
  to make people stop respecting sb/sth
  1. The photos were deliberately taken to discredit the President.
     这些蓄意拍摄的照片旨在败坏总统的名声。
  2. a discredited government/policy
     名声扫地的政府；失去信誉的政策
• 使不相信；使怀疑；使不可置信
  to make people stop believing that sth is true; to make sth appear unlikely to be true
  1. These theories are now largely discredited among linguists.
     这些理论现已大多受到语言学家的质疑。

noun

• 名誉丧失；信誉丧失；丢脸
  damage to sb's reputation; loss of respect
  1. Violent football fans bring discredit on the teams they support.
     狂热的足球迷败坏了他们所支持球队的声誉。
  2. Britain, to its discredit , did not speak out against these atrocities.
     英国没有公开反对这些残暴行为，使其名誉扫地。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 败坏…的名声;使丧失信誉;使丢脸
  Todiscreditsomeone or something means to cause them to lose people's respect or trust.
  1. ...a secret unit within the company that had been set up to discredit its major rival...
     公司里设立的败坏其主要竞争对手名声的秘密部门
  2. He says his accusers are trying to discredit government foreign-aid policies...
     他说他的责难者试图使政府的对外援助政策名声扫地。
  3. He said such methods would discredit the party worldwide.
     他说这一举措会让该政党在全世界名誉扫地。
• VERB 使不可信;证实…是假的
  Todiscreditan idea or evidence means to make it appear false or not certain.
  1. They realized there would be difficulties in discrediting the evidence.
     他们意识到要揭穿这个证据困难重重。

英英释义

noun

• the state of being held in low esteem
  1. your actions will bring discredit to your name
  2. because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute
  Synonym:disrepute

verb

• reject as false
  Synonym:disbelieve
• cause to be distrusted or disbelieved
  1. The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary
• damage the reputation of
  1. This newspaper story discredits the politicians
  Synonym:disgrace

双语例句

• They also claimed that it was a Mossad plot to discredit Syria.
  他们还声称，那件事是摩萨德为使叙利亚蒙耻而实施的阴谋。
• People who promote this logic display their own lack of experience of the subject they seek to discredit.
  但是宣传这个理论的人却是显示了他们自己对SchH经验的欠缺。
• Sylvia does not get on with the supervisor and the danger is that he will trump up some charge to discredit her.
  西尔维亚与主管人相处得不好，因而害怕他会捏造一些罪名使她名誉扫地。
• If you continue to behave in this way, you will bring discredit upon yourself.
  如果你继续做这样的行为，你会玷污了你的名誉。
• That boy is a discredit to his family.
  那个男孩是他家庭的一种耻辱。
• Unfortunately, modern research tends to discredit the legend.
  不幸的是，现代的研究趋向于动摇对传奇故事的崇信。
• Designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions.
  有怀疑的意思或者倾向于怀疑，特别是没有积极的或者有益的建议。
• Don't be a discredit to the collective.
  别给集体丢脸。
• The existence of poverty is a discredit to our country.
  贫穷的存在损害了我国的威望。
• He says his accusers are trying to discredit government foreign-aid policies
  他说他的责难者试图使政府的对外援助政策名声扫地。