trivialize

[英] [ˈtrɪvɪəlaɪz;ˈtrɪvɪəˌlaɪz] 生词本

vt.

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in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用 trivialise
1. VERB 贬低;轻视;使显得琐碎(或简单) If you say that someone trivializes something important, you disapprove of them because they make it seem less important, serious, and complex than it is. 
  • It never ceases to amaze me how the business world continues to trivialize the world's environmental problems.

    商界一直不重视世界环境问题,总让我惊讶不已。

Verb

1. make trivial or insignificant;

  • "Don't trivialize the seriousness of the issue!"