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denigrate v.诋毁；贬低；诬蔑 (1) 我们必须公平竞争 The verb denigrate comes from the Latin word denigrare, which means “to blacken.” To sully or defame someone’s reputation, or to spread negative or hurtful information about a company or a situation, is to denigrate it. Your neighbors may denigrate your proposal for mandatory recycling in an attempt to stop your plan. Denigrate can also mean that you're making something seem less important, like when your brother tries to denigrate your athletic achievements.

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英 ['denɪɡreɪt] 美 ['denɪɡreɪt] (1) We must be fair competitors and must never denigrate other firms. To denigrate is to say bad things — true or false — about a person or thing. Your reputation as a math whiz might be hurt if your jealous classmate manages to denigrate you, even though the accusations are unfounded. 1[VERB 动词]贬低；诋毁；侮辱 If you denigrate someone or something, you criticize them unfairly or insult them.   [V n]The amendment prohibits obscene or indecent materials which denigrate the objects or beliefs of a particular religion...该修正案对贬损某一宗教教物或信仰的淫秽或不雅内容予以禁止。The Canadian Supreme Court ruled that the State can ban pornographic images which 'denigrate women'.加拿大最高法院裁定国家有权查禁“侮辱女性”的色情图片。denigration...the denigration of minorities in this country.在该国对少数民族的诋毁

英语单词	denigrate
英美音标	英 ['denɪɡreɪt] 美 ['denɪɡreɪt]
中文释义	v.诋毁；贬低；诬蔑
英语例句	(1) We must be fair competitors and must never denigrate other firms.
中文例句	(1) 我们必须公平竞争
vocabulary简明	To denigrate is to say bad things — true or false — about a person or thing. Your reputation as a math whiz might be hurt if your jealous classmate manages to denigrate you, even though the accusations are unfounded.
vocabulary扩展	The verb denigrate comes from the Latin word denigrare, which means “to blacken.” To sully or defame someone’s reputation, or to spread negative or hurtful information about a company or a situation, is to denigrate it. Your neighbors may denigrate your proposal for mandatory recycling in an attempt to stop your plan. Denigrate can also mean that you're making something seem less important, like when your brother tries to denigrate your athletic achievements.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]贬低；诋毁；侮辱 If you denigrate someone or something, you criticize them unfairly or insult them. [V n] The amendment prohibits obscene or indecent materials which denigrate the objects or beliefs of a particular religion... 该修正案对贬损某一宗教教物或信仰的淫秽或不雅内容予以禁止。 The Canadian Supreme Court ruled that the State can ban pornographic images which 'denigrate women'. 加拿大最高法院裁定国家有权查禁“侮辱女性”的色情图片。 denigration ...the denigration of minorities in this country. 在该国对少数民族的诋毁

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