deliberately belittle; disparage
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to deliberately belittle; to disparage; to downplay
neutralImplies an intentional and often unfair lowering of someone's or something's value, status, or importance.
Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
biǎn贬
dī低
bié别
rén人
de的
chéng成
jiù就
，
tái抬
gāo高
zì自
jǐ己
。
He always belittles others' achievements and elevates himself.
Duì对
zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
rèn任
yì意
biǎn贬
dī低
huò或
bá拔
gāo高
dōu都
shì是
bù不
kè客
guān观
de的
。
Arbitrarily disparaging or overpraising this film is not objective.
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Bú不
yào要
tōng通
guò过
biǎn贬
dī低
jìng竞
zhēng争
duì对
shǒu手
lái来
tuī推
xiāo销
nǐ你
de的
chǎn产
pǐn品
。
Don't market your product by disparaging your competitors.
Tā他
de的
píng评
lùn论
yì意
zài在
biǎn贬
dī低
zhěng整
gè个
xiàng项
mù目
de的
jià价
zhí值
。
His comments were intended to devalue the entire project.