单词 | discredit |
释义 | discredit v[Tn] 1 damage the good reputation of (sb/sth) 损害, 破坏, 败坏(某人[某事物])的名声 The Government was discredited by the scandal. 政府因这桩丑闻而名声败坏. 2 cause (sb/sth) to be disbelieved 使(某人[某事物])不可信, 受怀疑 His theories were discredited by scientists. 他的理论科学家很怀疑. 3 refuse to believe (sb/sth) 不相信(某人[某事物]) There is no reason to discredit what she says. 没理由不信她说的话. discredit n 1 [U] loss of reputation or respect; dishonour 名誉的丧失; 名声的败坏; 丢脸 Violent fans bring discredit on their teams. 粗野的球迷给他们的球队丢脸. The police, to their discredit, arrived too late. 警察来得太晚了, 真丢人. 2 [sing] ~ to sb/sth person or thing that causes loss of respect to sb/sth 败坏名声的原因、 人或事 He is a discredit to his family. 他是他们家的耻辱. 3 [U] disbelief; doubt 不信; 怀疑 The findings of the report threw discredit on the protesters´ claims. 报告中展示的调查结果使抗议者的要求遭到了怀疑. |
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