/dɪˈspærɪdʒ/ vt.<正式>
1.(speak contemptuously of)蔑视；贬低
Larkin's tendency to disparage literature拉金贬低文学的倾向
The tax cut is widely disparaged by senators from both parties as a budget gimmick.两党参议员都将这一减税措施视为预算上的花招而加以贬斥。
John Betjeman was disparaged by some as a man who wrote verse for people who did not like poetry.约翰•贝奇曼被一些人贬低成一个为不喜欢诗的读者写诗的人。
2.(damage reputation of)使丢脸；使毁誉
He has disparaged her family.他败坏了她的家声。