Belittle
[ bɪ'lɪtl ]
辅助 Assistant
vt. 轻视;贬低;使显得微小;
💡 词根助记
be使…成为+little小→小看人→小看
📝 例句
The Whigs may attempt to belittle our candidates.
辉格党人可能会试图贬低我们的候选人。
belittle oneself
自卑
Do not belittle what he has achieved.
不能小看他取得的成绩。
belittle the merit of
贬低…的功绩
To criticize my father is to belittle us all in the eyes of the world.
责备我的父亲，等于当众侮辱我们。
🌱 联想助记
【记】belittle-轻视,little-小的:轻视又叫“小瞧”
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
belittle
v[Tn]
make (a person or an action) seem unimportant or of little value 轻视; 贬低
Don't belittle yourself, ie Don't be too modest about your abilities or achievements. 不要小看你自己.
🔁 扩展释义
*[bi'litl]vt. 轻视, 贬低
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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I was a member of the debate team.
我是辩论队的成员。
For one thing,I've got to drop by the bank to get some money.
首先，我得去银行取一些钱。
supplying the rocket fuels for its ships,
作为航天飞船的燃料。