vil·i·fy
verb/ˈvɪlɪfaɪ/
/ˈvɪlɪfaɪ/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they vilify | /ˈvɪlɪfaɪ/ /ˈvɪlɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it vilifies | /ˈvɪlɪfaɪz/ /ˈvɪlɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple vilified | /ˈvɪlɪfaɪd/ /ˈvɪlɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle vilified | /ˈvɪlɪfaɪd/ /ˈvɪlɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form vilifying | /ˈvɪlɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈvɪlɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- to say or write unpleasant things about somebody/something so that other people will have a low opinion of them
污蔑；诽谤；诋毁；中伤 - vilify somebody/something A campaign was mounted to vilify the leaders of the organization.
发起了一场诽谤该组织领导人的运动。 - She has been vilified and misunderstood by her community.
她受到社区的诽谤和误解。 - vilify somebody/something as something They were vilified by the press as ‘international terrorists’.
他们被新闻界诬蔑为“国际恐怖分子”。 - vilify somebody/something for (doing) something We shouldn't vilify people for being successful.
我们不应该因为别人的成功而诽谤他们。
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘lower in value’): from late Latin vilificare, from Latin vilis ‘of low value’. - vilify somebody/something A campaign was mounted to vilify the leaders of the organization.