不择手段背单词(757):belittle 轻视

"belittle¹",

vt 轻视（使…显得渺小且不重要）＝depreciate＝derogate＝disparage

【例】A poor man is not to be belittled². 穷人是不该让人小看的。

【记】be成为，little小－把人看小－轻视"

 

1 belittle   

v.轻视，小看，贬低

参考例句：

• Do not belittle what he has achieved.不能小看他取得的成绩。
• When you belittle others,you are actually the one who appears small.当你轻视他人时， 真正渺小的其实是你自己。

2 belittled   

使显得微小，轻视，贬低( belittle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She felt her husband constantly belittled her achievements. 她觉得她的丈夫时常贬低她的成就。
• A poor but honest man is not to be belittled. 穷而诚实的人是不该让人小看的。