denigrate

英 ['denɪɡreɪt] 美 ['denɪɡreɪt]

• v. 诋毁；贬低；诬蔑

英英释义

Verb:

1. cause to seem less serious; play down;

   "Don't belittle his influence"
   

2. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone;

   "The journalists have defamed me!"
   "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. We must be fair competitors and must never denigrate other firms.
   我们必须公平竞争
2. I didn't intend to denigrate her achievements.
   我不是想贬低她的成绩。

经典引文

• Whether, if I called Judas..a not too good apostle, I was denigrating the profession of apostle.

  出自： G. F. Fiennes

• He was not..happy with his journalistic productions and tended to denigrate them..to his friends.

  出自： P. Ackroyd

近反义词

【近义词】

• defame 诽谤
• slander 中伤
• belittle 轻视
• libel 诽谤的文字
• abuse 滥用
• stigmatize 污蔑
• insult 侮辱
• disparage 蔑视
• pour scorn on 对…不屑一顾...
• vilify 诽谤
• put down 镇压
• degrade 降格
• malign 有害的
• depreciate 贬值
• dishonor 不名誉
• shame 羞愧
• impute 归罪于
• smirch 污点
• calumniate 中伤
• besmirch 弄污
• asperse 洒圣水
• smear 涂抹
• derogate 贬低
• sully 玷污
• minimize 将 ... 减到最少...