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

• I do not mean to disparage the creativity involved in food production.
  我并不是要贬低食品生产中所包含的创造力。
• 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。
• 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。
• As a result of all sorts of reasons, people generally disparage and neglect the tacit knowledge and its function, but the tacit knowledge is actually the important understanding origin.
  由于种种原因，人们对缄默知识及其作用普遍贬低与忽视，但缄默知识却是认识的重要来源。
• 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。
• 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。
• Do not disparage anyone's contribution.
  不要贬低任何人的贡献。
• You disparage me, call me less than caesar?
  你蔑视我，我比不上凯撒？
• Not only was I able to disparage their colour schemes but I could also play armchair psychologist and declare what it all meant.
  我不仅能够对他们的色彩方案指指点点，还能扮演一位纸上谈兵的心理学家，解读其中含义。
• Now do not for a moment mean to disparage business.
  如今，我一点也没有瞧不起做生意。