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denigrate sb/sth
denigrate 是及物动词，对象可以是人或事物，多用于正式语境。
It is unfair to denigrate her achievements just because she is young.
仅仅因为她年轻就贬低她的成就是不公平的。
贬低；轻描淡写；使显得不重要
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贬低；轻描淡写；使显得不重要
make something seem less serious or important; play down
It is unfair to denigrate her achievements just because she is young.
仅仅因为她年轻就贬低她的成就是不公平的。
诋毁,诽谤,中伤
To criticize so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
贬低,轻视,侮辱
To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.
denigrate
Base
原形
denigrates
3rd person
第三人称单数
denigrating
-ing
现在分词
denigrated
Past
过去式
denigrated
Past participle
过去分词
Critics often denigrate his achievements.
批评者常常诋毁他的成就。
They denigrated the proposal during the meeting.
他们在会议上贬低了这项提议。
He has denigrated the plan since it was announced.
自该计划公布以来，他一直贬低它。
denigrate 是及物动词，表示“诋毁、贬低”，多用于正式语境；规则变化（-ed/-ing），第三人称单数加 -s。
The coach warned the players not to denigrate opponents before the match.
教练告诫球员不要在赛前诋毁对手。
He felt hurt when his classmates denigrated his painting in front of everyone.
当同学们当众贬低他的画时，他感到很难过。
The article denigrates the hard work of local farmers without offering any evidence.
这篇文章毫无证据地贬低当地农民的辛勤劳动。
denigrate 是及物动词，对象可以是人或事物，多用于正式语境。
It is unfair to denigrate her achievements just because she is young.
仅仅因为她年轻就贬低她的成就是不公平的。
as 后接名词或形容词，表示把某人（不公正地）描述成某种形象。
The report denigrates the volunteers as untrained and careless.
这份报告诋毁志愿者，称他们未受培训且粗心大意。
被动形式常用于强调受害者，施动者可由 by 引出。
The proposal was denigrated as impractical by critics.
该提议被批评者诋毁为不切实际。
Not this
She made a denigrate comment about his work.
Use this
She made a denigrating comment about his work.
denigrate 是动词，不能直接用作定语。要修饰名词，应使用现在分词 denigrating 作形容词，表示“贬低性的”。
Not this
The article denigrated against the new policy.
Use this
The article denigrated the new policy.
denigrate 是及物动词，直接跟宾语，不需要介词 against（或 on）。中文说“对……诋毁”常让学习者误加介词，英语中应说 denigrate someone/something。
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贬低某人的工作
He constantly denigrates his colleagues' work.
他不断贬低同事的工作。
贬低某事的重要性
We should not denigrate the importance of basic research.
我们不应贬低基础研究的重要性。
诋毁某人的品格
The article denigrates her character without evidence.
这篇文章毫无根据地诋毁她的品格。
诋毁某人的名誉
They tried to denigrate the reputation of the candidate.
他们试图诋毁这位候选人的名誉。
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把某人的名声“涂黑”，就是诋毁、抹黑；denigrate 里有 nigr，像 black 的联想。
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、political debate、news commentary denigrate 是正式用词，通常出现在书面语或正式场合，多用于学术写作、政治评论、新闻报道等语境。它主要有两层含义：一是“诋毁、败坏（名誉）”，二是“贬低、轻描淡写（使显得不重要）”；具体意思需结合上下文判断。日常口语中较少使用。
denigrate 的词尾 /ɡreɪt/ 与 integrate、immigrate、emigrate、migrate、grate 的读音相同，可互相参照。注意 investigate 虽也以 -igate 结尾，但读作 /ɪnˈvestɪɡeɪt/，是 /ɡeɪt/ 而非 /ɡreɪt/，拼写相近而读音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.