discredit

[dis'kredit]

v.败坏…的名声, 怀疑, 不信
n.丧失名誉, 怀疑,不信任, 丢脸

vt.

1. 使丢脸; 败坏……的名声

She discredited his good name with ugly gossip.

她散布恶毒的流言蜚语, 败坏他的好名声。

2. 使不足信

New information discredited the old report.

新消息证实原来的报导不真实。

3. 不信, 怀疑

There was good reason to discredit the witness.

有充分理由不相信那位证人。

n.

1. 败坏名声的人(或事)[S][(+to)]

His corrupt activities were a discredit to the Senate.

他的腐败行径是参议院的耻辱。

2. 名声的败坏[U]

He brought discredit on the whole family.

他给全家人丢了脸。

3. 信用的丧失; 不信, 怀疑[U]

词形变化

动词过去式: discredited | 动词过去分词: discredited | 动词现在分词: discrediting | 动词第三人称单数: discredits |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.怀疑

doubt  disbelieve

vt.使丢脸

disgrace  dishonor  shame  humiliate  

同义参见:

contempt  lower  impute  underestimate  slander  debase  

反义:

n.疑惑; 不名誉

credit  

英英释义

名词 discredit:

the state of being held in low esteem

同义词：disrepute

动词 discredit:

cause to be distrusted or disbelieved

damage the reputation of

同义词：disgrace

reject as false; refuse to accept

同义词：disbelieve

补充

discreditdiscredit英:[disˈkredit] 美:[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。

例句

1. Those reports have since been largely discredited by the NTSB.后来, 那些报告大部分被美国国家运输安全委员会证实为假。 2. They realized there would be difficulties in discrediting the evidence.他们意识到, 要证实这个证据为假困难重重。 3. His intention was to discredit Mr Campbell.他的目的就是要使坎贝尔先生名声扫地。 4. 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 5. Scholars discredited his findings as unsubstantiated in any of the later myths and legends.学者们认为, 他的发现未经随后任何神话和传奇的证实, 不可信。 6. There is no discredit in losing if you've tried your best.如果你已经尽力, 失败也不丢人。 7. a breach of trust that brings discredit on the profession使整个行业蒙羞的背信行为 8. conduct that brings the game into discredit败坏比赛名声的行为 9. It is to his discredit that he did not manage to avert the disaster.没能避开这场灾难令他颜面尽失。 10. That man is a discredit to the nation.那个男人是这个民族的耻辱。 11. 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。 12. They made an effort to discredit the politician.他们尽力败坏那政客的声誉。 13. Later research discredited earlier theories.后来的研究推翻了早先的理论。 14. Scientific discoveries have discredited religious belief.科学发现使人对宗教信仰产生了怀疑。 15. There was good reason to discredit the witness.有充分的理由怀疑此证人。 16. his remarks were taken out of context in an effort to discredit him.他的话被人断章取义，目的是诋毁他。 17. [as adj. discredited]a discredited government.一个名誉扫地的政府。 18. his explanation for the phenomenon was soon discredited.他对这一现象的解释很快就被质疑。 19. they committed crimes which brought discredit upon the administration.他们犯下的罪行使得当局蒙羞。 20. the ships were a discredit to the country.这些船是该国的耻辱。 21. Journalists are trying to discredit the President by inventing stories about his love life.记者在编造关于总统爱情生活的故事，试图诋毁他的名声。 22. The prosecution discredited the witness by showing that she had lied in the past.控方指出证人过去撒过谎，以此证明她的话不可信。 23. Many of his theories have been thoroughly discredited.他的很多理论遭到彻底怀疑。 24. an attempt to discredit the governor诽谤州长的企图 25. discreditable conduct不光彩的行为 26. His criminal activities brought discredit on/upon/to his family.他的犯罪活动败坏了家族的名声。 27. This scandal has brought the whole enterprise into lasting discredit.这件丑闻使得整个企业名誉扫地。 28. "To our discredit, we failed to offer help when it was most needed."我们未能在紧急时刻提供援助，这使我们的声誉受损。