| 词汇 | dignifying |
| 释义 | dignifying present participle ofdignify dignify verb[ T ] uk /ˈdɪɡ.nɪ.faɪ/ us /ˈdɪɡ.nə.faɪ/ to cause something to be respected and considered important使…受到重视;使…受到尊重 to cause something to be respected and considered important when that is not deserved: 抬举，抬高 I'm not even going to dignify that stupid question with an answer.这么愚蠢的问题我才懒得回答呢。 Showing respect and admiration admiration admire admiring admiringly approving approvingly deify forelock freedom fulsome fulsomely fulsomeness glorify grovelling pedestal philogynist philogyny put someone on a pedestalidiom regild worshipful Examples of dignifyingdignifying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Local populations no longer ascribed to them any dignifying quality, and increasingly demanded from them a total participation in the war effort. Friendship between doctor and patient, with its dignifying and therapeutic properties, should take the place of the contractual, impersonal model. Intellectual distinction could console a nation whose military fortunes were sagging, dignifying the savant with a patriotic role that conveniently coincided with his own personal quest for fame. That is a far cry from dignifying the writing off of losses with the name of public dividend capital. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In fact, it is dignifying it somewhat to call it a long-term economic strategy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, by taking it at that rational level, it is dignifying what is put before us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that would be dignifying it by too great a name. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All of these are definite undertakings which will have the effect dignifying the countryside. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It sets out with apodictic firmness specific claims of their own side, and without even dignifying the other side by name treats its vital concerns with oracular obliqueness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Being able to respond to the vulnerability of patients in a way that provides dignifying care is a key concept in the field. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Earning a decent income in the private sector, it is argued, is also more dignifying than relying on hand-outs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The idea of dignifying commonplace objects in this way was originally a shocking challenge to the accepted distinction between what was considered "art" as opposed to "not art". From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Gaskell's style is notable for dignifying the use of local dialect words by putting them into the voice of her characters, and of the narrator. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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