一、详细释义:
phr.
蔑视,瞧不起
例句:
People usually look down upon social climbers.
你不应该因为他是个清洁工就轻视他。
例句:
He was looked down upon because of his egoism.
他因自私而受人冷落。
二、词义辨析:
despise,scorn,look down upon
这些动词或短语动词均表示“轻视,蔑视”之意。despise指由于卑鄙、软弱,渺小或无价值等而被轻视。scorn语气较强,指极端的蔑视,常伴有愤怒或恼怒的情感。 look down upon指自视地位优越而蔑视他人或事。
三、参考例句:
People usually look down upon social climbers.
人们通常瞧不起社会上那些攀龙附凤的人。
People usually look down upon social climbers.
你不应该因为他是个清洁工就轻视他。
Don't look down upon others.
不要瞧不起别人。
Her parents tell her not to look down upon countrymen.
她父母叫她不要瞧不起乡下人。
We cannot look down upon the modestly educated.
我们不能看不起仅受过一般教育的人。
Her parents told her not to look down upon the hick.
她父母叫她不要瞧不起乡下人。