belittled
past simple and past participle ofbelittle
| 单词 | belittled |
| 释义 | belittled past simple and past participle ofbelittle belittle verb[T] uk/bɪˈlɪt.əl/us/bɪˈlɪt̬.əl/to make apersonor anactionseemas if he, she or it is notimportant: Though she hadspenthoursfixingthecomputer, he belittled herefforts. Stop belittlingyourself-yourworkishighlyvalued. Synonym disparage Insults & abuse
Examplesofbelittledbelittled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. A trendy cynicism in this period alsobelittledthe idea that we could or should try to improve people's lives through design. From theCambridge English Corpus If great events stemmed from minor, even accidental, events, then the great and the good werebelittled. From theCambridge English Corpus Hypocritical politicians and conceited moralists hadbelittlednational values and in the counter-narrative belonged to the stigmatised enemies. From theCambridge English Corpus But whereas the classical ethologists had the explicit goal of spreading their discipline, comparative psychologists generallybelittledtheirs. From theCambridge English Corpus This cannot be denied, nor should public and voluntary sector programs intended to alleviate the ensuing disadvantage and suffering bebelittled. From theCambridge English Corpus Tennyson's grandfather, who did not consider poetry enough of a serious calling to establish a fortune,belittledhis grandson's very promising gifts. From theCambridge English Corpus Whilst norms of masculinity might be to blame for this situation in the case of male fans, more evidence is needed to prove this because female fans are alsobelittled. From theCambridge English Corpus To fashion a coherent composition incorporating such borrowings required skill that listeners today may be better prepared to appreciate than were nineteenth- and twentieth-century commentators whobelittledsuch works. From theCambridge English Corpus Law is defiled andbelittledby this kind of free-range writing and scribbling on every feature of shopping that occurs to the parliamentary draftsman's mind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Unless they are supported rather thanbelittled, will it not be hard to recruit magistrates? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I thought he ratherbelittledthe question of so many plans. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have neverbelittledthe workers in my life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are problems, which should not bebelittled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This must be highly valued and cannot bebelittledby the nation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Year after year groups of children can have their chancesbelittledby having the wrong teacher in the wrong place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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