单词	put-down
释义	put-downˈput-down noun [countable usually singular] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES I didn't mean it as a put-down but I could tell from her response that she took my criticism personally. I took his criticism of my work as a real put-down. She was a master of the sarcastic put-down. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Carla, however, usually had the edge when it came to put-downs. Morrissey makes a lousy rock critic though it is hard to disagree with his put-downs. My favourite put-down of all came from Chuck Berry. Roper, who is as sharp with a put-down as he is with a knockdown, has run out of worthy opponents. She could sense the scene coming, foresee the inevitable criticism, the malicious put-downs. The best car, the wittiest put-down, and the best dress. The comment was not intended as a put-down but simply a statement of fact. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsomething you say or write in order to criticize► criticism what you say or write when you criticize someone or something: · Bill's very sensitive to any kind of criticism.criticism of: · The report makes many criticisms of the nation's prison system.severe/strong criticism: · The government faces severe criticism for its slow response to the disaster.come in for criticism (=be criticized): · Taylor has come in for a lot of criticism for his part in the affair. ► attack a statement that criticizes someone publicly, especially in politics or business: attack on: · O'Brien promised to continue his attacks on the film industry.come under attack from somebody (=be criticized by someone): · Once again the oil companies have come under attack from environmentalists.launch an attack on somebody/something: · France launched a bitter attack on EU proposals to reduce farm subsidies. ► slur unfair criticism that reduces the good opinion that people have about someone: · Your accusation of bribe-taking is a slur which I shall never forgive. ► put-down spoken informal something that someone says to someone, especially when other people are there, that criticizes them and makes them feel stupid or unimportant: · She was a master of the sarcastic put-down.· I didn't mean it as a put-down but I could tell from her response that she took my criticism personally. something you say that is intended to make someone feel stupid or unimportant SYN  snub:  She was tired of his put-downs.
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