单词 | discredit |
释义 | discredit (dɪskredɪt ) Word forms: discredits , discrediting , discredited 1. verb To discredit someone or something means to cause them to lose people's respect or trust. ...a secret unit within the company that had been set up to discredit its major rival. [VERB noun] He says his accusers are trying to discredit government foreign-aid policies. [VERB noun] He said such methods would discredit the party worldwide. [VERB noun] Synonyms: disgrace, blame, shame, smear discredited adjective The previous government is, by now, thoroughly discredited. ...the old, discredited regimes. Synonyms: rejected, exposed, exploded, discarded 2. verb To discredit an idea or evidence means to make it appear false or not certain. They realized there would be difficulties in discrediting the evidence. [VERB noun] Synonyms: dispute, question, challenge, deny Translations: Chinese: 使…丧失信誉 Japanese: 信用を傷つける |
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