belittling

英 [bɪˈlɪtlɪŋ]

美 [bɪˈlɪtlɪŋ]

v.  贬低; 小看
belittle的现在分词

现在分词：belittling　

COCA.43270

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

noun

• the act of belittling
• a belittling comment
  Synonym:denigration

adj

• tending to diminish or disparage
  1. belittling comments
  2. managed a deprecating smile at the compliment
  3. deprecatory remarks about the book
  4. a slighting remark
  Synonym:deprecatingdeprecativedeprecatorydepreciativedepreciatoryslighting

双语例句

• Belittling comments; managed a deprecating smile at the compliment; deprecatory remarks about the book; a slighting remark.
  轻视的评论；在恭维的时候努力带上蔑视的笑容；对这本书轻蔑的评论；藐视的话。
• But we are all jealous of one another, which is another way of belittling the King.
  然而我们彼此妒忌，这是对王的另一种轻视。
• The ideal Personality in Jin Yong's novels includes upholding righteous but belittling money, being honest and keeping one's promise, being brave and fearless.
  金庸武侠小说中的理想人格涵盖重义轻利、诚实守信、勇敢无畏等内容。
• They sought to make themselves powerful by belittling others and making their employees question their own skills and abilities.
  他们是在通过贬损别人、让员工怀疑自己的能力和水平来让自己感到有力量。
• A distant or belittling father, an emotionally smothering or needy mother, and in the center a boy with nobody to guide him on the path to manhood.
  一个感情上几乎窒息的母亲。中间就是我，没有人指导我如何做男人。
• The tone of voice people used was belittling and self-righteous, the ex-employee writes. I found them snobby, cliquey and frankly, rude.
  人们讲话语气都很不屑一顾、很自以为是，这位前员工写道，我认为他们势力、扎堆，说白了就是很粗鲁。
• The best way is forgetting him, neglecting and belittling him.
  最好的办法是忘记，忽视和渺视他。
• The Economic Explanation of Farmers '"Belittling Health-keeping, Valuing Medical Treatment" Behavior in China
  中国农民轻保健、重医疗行为的经济学解释
• Comments about your clothes, harsh words about something you said, laughing at your ideas, or belittling something you care about are all behaviors that create tension and discord.
  对你的衣着指指点点，对你说的恶言相对，讥讽你的想法，或者藐视一些你很在意的事情，这些行为都能够带来紧张的、不和谐的气氛。
• We must be realistic in our self-estimation, neither being conceited nor belittling ourselves.
  我们对自己的估计应该实事求是，不要自高自大，也不要妄自菲薄。