词汇 | vilified |
释义 | vilified past simple and past participle ofvilify vilify verb[ T ] formaluk /ˈvɪl.ɪ.faɪ/ us /ˈvɪl.ə.faɪ/ to say or write unpleasant things about someone or something, in order to cause other people to have a bad opinion of them: 诋毁,诬蔑;丑化;贬低 He was vilified by the press as a monster.他被新闻界丑化成一个变态的怪物。 Compare revileformal Damaging reputation anti-defamation aspersion besmirch black mark blacken blot defame demonize dog drag someone's name through the mire/mudidiom give a dog a bad nameidiom scurrilously self-immolation show someone in a bad lightidiom slander slanderer slur smear stab stain Related wordvilification Examples of vilifiedvilified In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In fact, they vilified the international market to such an extent that foreign military threats and hostile foreign diplomacy became insignificant. It was both celebrated as "picturesque" and vilified as a source of contamination. Critics of state policy were vilified in the media as traitors. The materials examined allow tentative judgements about a group which has been vilified in the historiography of the subject. Bramsbury's depiction does not suggest an idyllic, temperate working class who were unfairly vilified by the press and higher classes. She would be vilified in the press. She will be vilified in the press. They were traduced, vilified, mocked—every conceivable thing was said about them; but it worked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was then vilified in the press because it had taken up an issue relating to safety and quality control. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Certain members of the community have been vilified by pernicious legislation, and this should be an opportunity for us to remove it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no argument that we should be less vilified and more comfortable and happy in every way if we stopped. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Lawyers in this country, as in many others, are vilified day by day because of the obsessional media interest in what they earn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not seek an investigation so that people can be vilified. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That shows that the commission is a good and humane body which should not be vilified. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People give their hard-earned money to a cause in which they believe and are often vilified, possibly unjustly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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