pooh-pooh

英 [ˌpuː ˈpuː]

美 [ˌpuː ˈpuː]

v.  说…不真实; 对…不屑一顾(或嗤之以鼻)

第三人称单数：pooh-poohs　现在分词：pooh-poohing　过去式：pooh-poohed　过去分词：pooh-poohed　

牛津词典

verb

• 说…不真实；对…不屑一顾（或嗤之以鼻）
  to say that a suggestion, an idea, etc. is not true or not worth thinking about

柯林斯词典

• VERB 轻视；蔑视；贬低
  If someonepooh-poohsan idea or suggestion, they say or imply that it is foolish, impractical, or unnecessary.
  1. In the past he has pooh-poohed suggestions that he might succeed Isaacs.
     过去他对自己会接替艾萨克斯之说嗤之以鼻。

英英释义

verb

• reject with contempt
  1. She spurned his advances
  Synonym:rejectspurnfreeze offscorndisdainturn down
• express contempt about

双语例句

• In the past he has pooh-poohed suggestions that he might succeed Isaacs.
  过去他对自己会接替艾萨克斯之说嗤之以鼻。
• You will feel things and your job is not to judge or pooh-pooh them but to let them sit in your right brain and percolate for a few days.
  如果你感觉什么，你的职责不是去审判或者嘲笑，而是让他们在你的大脑里渗透几日。