belittled

英 [bɪˈlɪtld]

美 [bɪˈlɪtld]

v.  贬低; 小看
belittle的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 轻视；贬抑；小看
  If youbelittlesomeone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

adj

• made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
  1. her comments made me feel small
  Synonym:diminishedsmall

双语例句

• The value of traditional Sinology is seriously belittled under the various attacks at home and abroad.
  摘要国学的价值、在内外各种势力的攻击之下，被严重地贬低了。
• Migrant workers for their city economic development efforts, in the whole city each building has not be belittled.
  农民工他们为城市经济发展出力，在整个城市的各个建设方面有不可小视的功劳。
• And still he is challenged, and still his goodness is spurned, and still his wisdom is belittled, and still there are attempts to usurp his authority.
  仍旧有人挑战他，仍旧有人拒绝他的仁慈，仍旧有人轻视他的智慧，仍旧有人企图盗用他的授权。
• Though the church's attitudes towards women were uniform overall, in the Middle Ages emphasizing asceticism, the church still vigorously preached the evils of women, strongly belittled their status and emphasized the dependence and obedience of women on men.
  虽然教会女性观总体上并不统一，但在强调禁欲主义的中世纪，教会大肆宣扬妇女的罪恶，极力贬低她们的地位，强调女性对男性的依附和顺从。
• Meanwhile, more serious European newspapers and wire services belittled the talent search.
  与此同时，欧洲一些比较严肃的媒体对这次试训表现得很不屑。
• Christian fiction too, long belittled as either low-quality dross or frivolous and a waste of time, is enjoying a boom that has been linked by some to George W.Bush's presidency.
  基督教小说类图书的销量也大幅攀升，这与美国总统布什的就职有一定关系。长期以来，基督教小说一直被认为是质量不高且无聊乏味，读起来根本就是浪费时间。
• One party of debate think the folk form is the centre source of the national style and belittled the May Fourth Movement; Though another party disagree with this view, they have already rewritten the May Fourth Movement.
  论战一方认为民间形式是民族形式的中心源泉，从而去贬低五四；另一方虽然不同意此观点，但是已经对五四进行了改写。
• The abilities others may have should not be belittled or scorned.
  别人若是有才能，不要轻易地诽谤批评。
• The press gave the by-election no publicity and belittled its significance.
  新闻界对这次补选未加宣传。小看了它的重要性。
• Putting questions has been belittled and come to be the only tool, thus imagination vanished and curiosity faded away.
  提问开始遭到贬谛，成为利用的工具，想象消逝了，好奇消亡了。