disparage and suppress; belittle and hold back
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to disparage and suppress; to belittle and hold down
formalOften used in formal or literary contexts to describe the act of looking down on and suppressing someone's value, spirit, or status.
Tā他
de的
rén人
gé格
zài在
nà那
zhǒng种
huán环
jìng境
xià下
cháng长
qī期
shòu受
dào到
biǎn贬
yì抑
。
His personality was long disparaged and suppressed in that environment.
Zhè这
bù部
zuò作
pǐn品
zhǐ旨
zài在
fǎn反
kàng抗
shè社
huì会
duì对
nǚ女
xìng性
chuàng创
zào造
lì力
de的
biǎn贬
yì抑
。
This work aims to resist society's disparagement and suppression of female creativity.
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Bù不
yào要
yīn因
wèi为
jí嫉
dù妒
jiù就
biǎn贬
yì抑
tā他
rén人
de的
chéng成
jiù就
。
Don't belittle and suppress others' achievements out of jealousy.
Fēng封
jiàn建
lǐ礼
jiào教
cháng常
cháng常
biǎn贬
yì抑
rén人
de的
zì自
rán然
qíng情
gǎn感
。
Feudal ethics often disparaged and suppressed people's natural emotions.
Tā他
de的
guǎn管
lǐ理
fēng风
gé格
bù不
shì是
gǔ鼓
lì励
，
ér而
shì是
biǎn贬
yì抑
。
His management style is not encouraging but rather one of disparagement and suppression.