| 词汇 | deprecate |
| 释义 | deprecate verb formaluk /ˈdep.rə.keɪt/ us /ˈdep.rə.keɪt/ deprecateverb (NOT APPROVE)[ Tnot continuous ] to not approve of something or say that you do not approve of something: 反对，不赞成 We deprecate this use of company funds for political purposes.我们反对这种将公司资金用于政治目的的做法。 Disapproving & criticizing anathematize animadversion aspersion aw backbite barrel bash belabour boo disapprobation knock knocker let someone have both barrelsidiom low blow mordacious mordancy pile slam there you goidiom union-basher deprecateverb (NOT VALUE)[ T ] to say that you think something is of little value or importance: 贬低，轻视 He always deprecates my achievements.他总是贬低我的成就。 Treating as unimportant blow something/someone off brush brush someone/something aside chopped liver damn denigrate denigration laugh laugh something off leave something at the dooridiom look down on someone minoritize mock never shrug shrug away shrug something off skate skate over/around something sniff at something Related worddeprecation Examples of deprecatedeprecate Had they not given such a service, they would have disappeared long ago and their forcible removal is to be deprecated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I also think that the growing habit of reading speeches should be deprecated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Most railwaymen deplore these thefts and their trade unions have also deprecated them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is an unreal and artificial division, and one which ought to be deprecated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, that does not stop me making the point that drafting legislation in such a manner is to be deprecated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One might rather say he deprecated it as being ill-advised and hasty, regretting that it should now be introduced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have expressly deprecated any suggestion that any of the firms made certain demands because of political reasons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If that is the attitude of those responsible for supplying standby vessels offshore, it should be deprecated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All this is to be deprecated, even if one is going to save a matter of hours on a trans-continental flight. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not the case that progressive opinion in this country strongly deprecates this type of victimisation? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think the ingratitude of some of those whom he placed in that fortunate position is very much to be deprecated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have all along deprecated the use of exaggerated language or florid phrases from the lips of temperance reformers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The reading of newspapers is deprecated other than in the circumstances mentioned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Comparisons have been deprecated, but the whole of our naval preparations depend on comparisons with other countries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think upon a question involving a great constitutional change that is very much to be deprecated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of deprecate 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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