belittle
翻译
贬低, 轻视, 小看
例句
Don't belittle his efforts.
不要贬低他的努力。
She felt her boss was belittling her.
她觉得老板在贬低她。
语法模式
((sb./sth.)) 贬低(某人/某事) He tends to belittle his own achievements.
近义词
同义词: disparage, denigrate; 反义词: praise, exalt
词源
源自前缀“be-”(使成为)和“little”(小的)。字面意思是“使……变小”。
记忆技巧
想象一下让某人感觉自己很“little”(渺小)的行为。