動詞 decry:

1. express strong disapproval of
   同義詞：condemn, reprobate, objurgate, excoriate

1. The mayor decry gambling in all its form.
   市長譴責各式各樣的賭博。
2. He decried her efforts (as a waste of time).
   他貶低她所作的努力(認為是浪費時間).

de.cry

v.tr.（及物動詞）
de.cried,de.cry.ing,de.cries
To condemn openly.
公開譴責
To depreciate (currency, for example) by official proclamation or by rumor.
貶低：通過官方聲明或謠言貶低（例如貨幣）

來源：
French décrier
法語 décrier
from Old French descrier
源自 古法語 descrier
des- [de-]
des- [表示.否定.]
crier [to cry] * see cry
crier [叫喊] *參見 cry

【引伸】
decri.er
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>decry,disparage,depreciate,derogate,belittle,minimize,downgradeThese verbs mean to think, write, or speak of as being of little value or importance.
這些動詞都表示當作沒有什么價值或重要性的東西想、寫出或說出來。
Decry implies open denunciation or condemnation:
Decry 含有公開譴責或批評的意思：
例句：
A staunch materialist, he decries economy.
一個堅定的唯物主義者公開譴責經(jīng)濟。

Disparage often implies the communication of a low opinion by indirection:
Disparage 常含有間接地表達輕視的意思：
例句：
Some critics disparage psychoanalysis as being a pseudoscience. To
一些批評家輕蔑地把精神分析學(xué)看作是偽科學(xué)。

depreciate is to assign a lower than customary value to someone or something:
Depreciate 指給某人或某物的評價低于慣常人們的評價：
例句：
Some musicologists depreciate Liszt`s compositions.
一些音樂學(xué)家貶低李斯特的作品。

Derogate implies a detraction that impairs:
Derogate 含有帶損傷性質(zhì)的貶低的意思：
例句：
People often derogate what they don`t understand.
人們常詆毀他們不懂的東西。

Belittle andminimize mean to make less important, butminimize strongly implies the minimum level:
Belittle 和minimize 含有使…不那么重要的意思， 但minimize 暗指減到最低點：
例句：
belittled the child`s attempts to draw;
輕視孩子為畫畫作出的嘗試；

例句：
trying to minimize the accomplishment. To
企圖最大限度的貶低他們的成就。

downgrade is to minimize in importance or estimation:
Downgrade 指極力貶低重要性，或進行最低估計：
例句：
Her rival downgraded the painting, calling it decorative but superficial.
她的對手極力貶低那幅畫，稱它華麗而膚淺