deprecating

v. 不赞成, 反对( deprecate的现在分词 )

词形变化

more deprecating 比较级 most deprecating 最高级

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    present participle and gerund of deprecate

adj.
  1. 1.

    In manner that deprecates; insulting; belittling.

    She looked at him with a deprecating smile on her face.

    He raised his hand with a deprecating gesture.

    Theodora, with a deprecating look at Arnold Sherman, took his arm, and Ludovic marched her across the green amid a silence which the very horses tied to the storm fence seemed to share. For Ludovic 'twas a crowded hour of glorious life.

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