belittle

UK:  [bɪ'lɪt(ə)l]

US:  [bɪ'lɪt(ə)l]

过去分词：belittled  现在分词：belittling  第三人称单数：belittles  

v.

1.轻视,蔑视,小看,看轻,贬低,瞧不起

2.小视,轻视,贬损,贬低

3.使显得小;贬低

4.(相形之下)使显得微小,缩小

1 . Never belittle them or their interests, no matter how superficial, unimportant, or even misguided their interests may seem to you.
千万不要轻视他们或他们的兴趣，不论他们的兴趣在你看来多么肤浅、多么无足轻重或者误入歧途。

2 . The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) warned the Muslim never to abuse, scorn, belittle, or deny his wife any of her rights.
先知（祈求真主使他平安）警告穆斯林不要辱骂，歧视，贬低或者否决他的妻子和他的任何权利。

3 . And when I say, "just a story, " I'm not trying to belittle my work.
而当我说“仅仅是个故事”时，我不是想贬低我的工作。

4 . One of Mr Luzhkov's offences was to seem to belittle the office of the presidency itself.
梅德韦杰夫令人反感的行为之一就是他似乎轻视总统任期本身。

5 . True, in her school days she had been inclined to belittle her mother's taste, knowledge, and judgment.
的确，在她读书的时候，她有些瞧不起她母亲的嗜好、知识和见解。