单词 | belittle |
释义 | belittle[bi'litl]vt. 轻视, 贬低 belittle be.lit.tle AHD: [b¹-l¹t“l] D.J. [b!6l!tl]K.K. [b!6l!t1]v.tr.(及物动词) be.lit.tled,be.lit.tling,be.lit.tles 1. To represent or speak of as contemptibly small or unimportant; disparage:轻视,小看:当作渺小或不重要来描述或叙说;贬低:a person who belittled our efforts to do the job right.一个小看我们为做好工作而付出的努力的人2. To cause to seem less than another or little:使相形见小:使看起来比另一个少或小:The size of the office tower belittles the surrounding buildings.See Synonyms at &b{decry} 这座办公楼的规模使周围的建筑物相形见小参见 decry继承用法:belit“tlement n.(名词)belit“tler n.(名词) |
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