“Look Down Upon sb” 是什么意思?
短语 “look down upon sb”(也可写作 “look down on sb”)是英语中一个常见的表达,意思是看不起某人、轻视某人。它通常带有贬义,用于描述一种居高临下、傲慢的态度。
基本释义
中文意思: 看不起;轻视;鄙视
英文解释: To regard someone as inferior or unimportant.
常见用法
- look down upon/on + 人(宾语)
- 常用于一般现在时、过去时等时态
- 可与副词如 always, often, never 等连用
例句参考
- She looks down upon people who didn’t go to college.
(她看不起那些没上过大学的人。)
- Don’t look down on him just because he’s poor.
(不要因为他穷就瞧不起他。)
- He was looked down upon by his colleagues for his rude behavior.
(他因粗鲁的行为被同事看不起。)
同义表达
- despise(蔑视)
- scorn(嘲笑、鄙视)
- disdain(不屑)
- snub(冷落、怠慢)
注意事项
“Look down upon” 和 “look down on” 在意义上完全相同,只是前者稍显正式。在口语中,“look down on” 更为常见。