主題:discredit

discredit vt. 及物動詞 變化形 discredited; discredited; discrediting;       使丟臉; 敗壞...的名聲 She discredited his good name with ugly gossip. 她散佈惡毒的流言蜚語, 壞敗他的好名聲。             使不足信 New information discredited the old report. 新消息證實原來的報導不真實。             不信, 懷疑 There was good reason to discredit the witness. 有充分理由不相信那位證人。 n. 名詞 變化形 discredited; discredited; discrediting;             敗壞名聲的人(或事)[S][(+to)] His corrupt activities were a discredit to the Senate. 他的腐敗行徑是參議院的恥辱。             名聲的敗壞[U] He brought discredit on the whole family. 他給全家人丟了臉。             信用的喪失; 不信, 懷疑[U]       revert vi.[(+to)] 變化形 reverted; reverted; reverting;       回復; 復舊 He advocated reverting to old ways. 他主張復古。             重提; 重想 In the middle of his speech he reverted to the unemployment issue. 他演講到一半, 又重提失業問題。             【生】反祖遺傳             【律】(地產, 權力權利等的)歸還, 歸屬 vt. 及物動詞 變化形 reverted; reverted; reverting;             使回復原狀; 使恢復原來的做法[(+to)]