belittle

verb

/bɪˈlɪtl/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they belittle	/bɪˈlɪtl/ /bɪˈlɪtl/
he / she / it belittles	/bɪˈlɪtlz/ /bɪˈlɪtlz/
past simple belittled	/bɪˈlɪtld/ /bɪˈlɪtld/
past participle belittled	/bɪˈlɪtld/ /bɪˈlɪtld/
-ing form belittling	/bɪˈlɪtlɪŋ/ /bɪˈlɪtlɪŋ/

belittle somebody/something to make somebody, or the things that somebody does, seem unimportant贬低；小看
- She felt her husband constantly belittled her achievements.她觉得她的丈夫时常贬低她的成就。
- By saying this, I do not mean to belittle the importance of his role.我这样说，并不是贬低他这个角色的重要性。