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

• The witness stoutly held his ground despite Defending Counsel's skilled efforts to confuse him and discredit his testimony.
  这个证人一口咬定他的证词是真实的，尽管辩护律师耍手腕企图迷惑他，说他的证词不可信。
• Don't be a discredit to the collective.
  别给集体丢脸。
• His intention was clearly to discredit Mr campbell.
  他的用意显然是要破坏坎贝尔先生的名誉。
• Having no marks of discredit or offense.
  没有不名誉或犯罪行为的记录的。
• The flaws in those sections alone discredit his argument.
  光是那四章的缺陷就足以让全书的论证不可信了。
• 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。
• They also claimed that it was a Mossad plot to discredit Syria.
  他们还声称，那件事是摩萨德为使叙利亚蒙耻而实施的阴谋。
• Agents provocateurs may seek to discredit the opposition.
  密探可能会力求败坏反对派的名声。
• The existence of poverty is a discredit to our country.
  贫穷的存在损害了我国的威望。
• Don't try to discredit me because you're afraid I may be right.
  你别败坏我的名誉，你害怕我可能是对的。