discredit

英 [dɪsˈkredɪt]

美 [dɪsˈkredɪt]

v.  败坏…的名声; 使丧失信誉; 使丢脸; 使不相信; 使怀疑; 使不可置信
n.  名誉丧失; 信誉丧失; 丢脸

过去分词：discredited　现在分词：discrediting　过去式：discredited　第三人称单数：discredits　

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Collins.2 / BNC.9585 / COCA.8965

牛津词典

verb

• 败坏…的名声；使丧失信誉；使丢脸
  to make people stop respecting sb/sth
  1. The photos were deliberately taken to discredit the President.
     这些蓄意拍摄的照片旨在败坏总统的名声。
  2. a discredited government/policy
     名声扫地的政府；失去信誉的政策
• 使不相信；使怀疑；使不可置信
  to make people stop believing that sth is true; to make sth appear unlikely to be true
  1. These theories are now largely discredited among linguists.
     这些理论现已大多受到语言学家的质疑。

noun

• 名誉丧失；信誉丧失；丢脸
  damage to sb's reputation; loss of respect
  1. Violent football fans bring discredit on the teams they support.
     狂热的足球迷败坏了他们所支持球队的声誉。
  2. Britain, to its discredit , did not speak out against these atrocities.
     英国没有公开反对这些残暴行为，使其名誉扫地。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 败坏…的名声;使丧失信誉;使丢脸
  Todiscreditsomeone or something means to cause them to lose people's respect or trust.
  1. ...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
  2. He says his accusers are trying to discredit government foreign-aid policies...
     他说他的责难者试图使政府的对外援助政策名声扫地。
  3. He said such methods would discredit the party worldwide.
     他说这一举措会让该政党在全世界名誉扫地。
• VERB 使不可信;证实…是假的
  Todiscreditan idea or evidence means to make it appear false or not certain.
  1. They realized there would be difficulties in discrediting the evidence.
     他们意识到要揭穿这个证据困难重重。

英英释义

noun

• the state of being held in low esteem
  1. your actions will bring discredit to your name
  2. because of the scandal the school has fallen into disrepute
  Synonym:disrepute

verb

• reject as false
  Synonym:disbelieve
• cause to be distrusted or disbelieved
  1. The paper discredited the politician with its nasty commentary
• damage the reputation of
  1. This newspaper story discredits the politicians
  Synonym:disgrace

双语例句

• So how is there any discredit in not being a power broker or a celebrity?
  那么，不是一个有权势的经纪人或知名的人士又有什么不好？
• Sylvia does not get on with the supervisor and the danger is that he will trump up some charge to discredit her.
  西尔维亚与主管人相处得不好，因而害怕他会捏造一些罪名使她名誉扫地。
• Agents provocateurs may seek to discredit the opposition.
  密探可能会力求败坏反对派的名声。
• The findings of the report threw discredit on the protesters 'claims.
  报告中展示的调查结果使抗议者的要求遭到了怀疑。
• See if you can ferret out any information about his past that we can use to discredit him.
  看看你能否查获我们可以用来使他名誉扫地的历史记录。
• Since then, the Handan area, it left a groom to marry the daughter-in-law to discredit custom face.
  自此，邯郸一带，便留下了新郎娶媳妇抹黑脸的风俗。
• John vamped up a few rumors to discredit his enemy.
  约翰编造一些谣言去中伤他的敌人。
• That boy is a discredit to his family.
  那个男孩是他家庭的一种耻辱。
• Having no marks of discredit or offense.
  没有不名誉或犯罪行为的记录的。
• Unfortunately, modern research tends to discredit the legend.
  不幸的是，现代的研究趋向于动摇对传奇故事的崇信。