look down upon
英 [luk daun əˈpɔn] 美 [lʊk daʊn əˈpɑn]

释义

蔑视，瞧不起；鄙夷；看轻；掩鼻而过

同近义词辨析

scorn, look down upon, despise

这组词都有“轻视，蔑视”的意思，其区别是：

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。

despise指由于卑鄙、软弱，渺小或无价值等而被轻视。

双语例句

1. We should not look down on manual labor.
   我们不应该轻视体力劳动。
2. The critics looked down their noses at the novel.
   这些评论家们都轻视这部小说。

权威例句

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