单词 | discredit |
释义 | discredit¹ 1.(cast doubt on)+ theory, report, claim使不可信;证明…是假的;使人对…产生怀疑 Those reports have since been largely discredited by the NTSB.后来, 那些报告大部分被美国国家运输安全委员会证实为假。 They realized there would be difficulties in discrediting the evidence.他们意识到, 要证实这个证据为假困难重重。 2.(slur)+ person, organization败坏…的名声;使丧失信誉;使丢脸 His intention was to discredit Mr Campbell.他的目的就是要使坎贝尔先生名声扫地。 a secret unit within the company that had been set up to discredit its major rival公司里设立的败坏其主要竞争对手名声的秘密部门 3.<过时>(disbelieve)不信任;不相信;怀疑 Scholars discredited his findings as unsubstantiated in any of the later myths and legends.学者们认为, 他的发现未经随后任何神话和传奇的证实, 不可信。 discredit²1.(damage to a reputation)名声的败坏;信誉的损害;丢脸 There is no discredit in losing if you've tried your best.如果你已经尽力, 失败也不丢人。 to bring discredit on sth/sborto bring discredit to sth/sborto bring sth/sb into discredit使…蒙羞 a breach of trust that brings discredit on the profession使整个行业蒙羞的背信行为 conduct that brings the game into discredit败坏比赛名声的行为 to sb's discredit使某人名誉扫地 It is to his discredit that he did not manage to avert the disaster.没能避开这场灾难令他颜面尽失。 2.(a disgrace)败坏名声的人;丢脸的事情;耻辱 to be a discredit to sth/sb是…的耻辱 That man is a discredit to the nation.那个男人是这个民族的耻辱。 3.<过时>(lack of belief)不信;怀疑 |
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