discredit

discreditdiscreditD.J.:[disˈkredit]K.K.:[dɪsˈkrɛdɪt]vt.1.■使不相信, 使怀疑; 败坏…的名声The idea that the sun goes round the earth has long been discredited.太阳绕着地球转的观念早已不为人们所信了。2.■拒绝相信, 不相信, 怀疑One should discredit a good deal of what is printed in newspapers.对报纸上登的不少东西都不应相信。n.1.■丧失信誉, 丧失名誉Their behaviour has bought discredit on English football.他们的行为败坏了英国足球运动的声誉。2.■败坏名声的人或事, 耻辱That boy is a discredit to his family.那个男孩是家门的耻辱。

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discredit[dis'kredit]vt.1.■败坏(或破坏)…的名声，损害…的信誉(或名誉、名声)，使丧失名誉(或信誉)，使名誉扫地；使丢脸；诽谤：They discredited her good name with ugly gossip.他们用难听的闲言碎语来破坏她的好名声。They made an effort to discredit the politician.他们尽力败坏那政客的声誉。2.■破坏对…的信任，使不被相信(或信任)，使不可置信(或信赖)；使人对…产生怀疑；证实…是假的：Later research discredited earlier theories.后来的研究推翻了早先的理论。Scientific discoveries have discredited religious belief.科学发现使人对宗教信仰产生了怀疑。3.■不信任，不相信，怀疑：There was good reason to discredit the witness.有充分的理由怀疑此证人。n.1.■名声的败坏，信誉(或名誉、名声)的损害；丢脸；丢面子；耻辱2.■信用的丧失3.■不信；怀疑；失去信任4.■5.■败坏名声的人6.■丢脸的事，损害名誉的事，有失身份的事a discredit to使…丢脸的人be a discredit to成为…的耻辱，给…丢脸bring discredit on(或to)使…名声败坏，破坏…的名声，使…丧失信誉，丢…的脸bring discredit on oneself破坏自己的信誉，有损自己的名声bring into discredit(或disrepute)使声誉受到损害；使名誉扫地fall into discredit变得声名狼藉throw(或cast)discredit on(或upon)使人怀疑…to someone's discredit有关某人的(或对某人的)不名誉的事

discreditdiscredit[disˈkredit]n.1.■丧失信用2.■不光彩, 耻辱3.■怀疑, 不信任4.■破坏名誉的人[物]He brought discredit on the whole family.他给全家带来了耻辱。

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词性变化discredit[disˈkredit]vt.1.■不信, 使成为不可信2.■败坏...声誉discredit all rumors不相信所有谣传discreditsb. by suggestive references to his personal life用编造的私生活问题败坏某人的声誉

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继承用法discreditable[dɪsˈkredɪtəb(ə)l]adj.1.■损害信用的, 不名誉的; 丢脸的, 耻辱的discreditablyadv.discreditedadj.