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

• 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。
• With that said Hung-chien could no longer disparage him.
  这样一说，鸿渐倒没法损他了。
• 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。
• Political correctness is a term generally used to disparage efforts to raise awareness about and eliminate social and political biases in language and other forms of representation.
  政治正确是指为了避免真实存在的或所谓的不公正的歧视而采用的变换另一种称呼的行为。
• 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。
• Don't disparage good manners. Don't take it too hard. Let bygones be bygones.
  不要把礼貌不放在心上。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It is notoriously known that writers tend to disparage each other.
  文人相轻是人所共知、臭名在外。