despise

verb

/dɪˈspaɪz/

not used in the progressive tenses不用於進行時

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they despise	/dɪˈspaɪz/ /dɪˈspaɪz/
he / she / it despises	/dɪˈspaɪzɪz/ /dɪˈspaɪzɪz/
past simple despised	/dɪˈspaɪzd/ /dɪˈspaɪzd/
past participle despised	/dɪˈspaɪzd/ /dɪˈspaɪzd/
past simple despising	/dɪˈspaɪzɪŋ/ /dɪˈspaɪzɪŋ/
past participle despising	/dɪˈspaɪzɪŋ/ /dɪˈspaɪzɪŋ/

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to dislike and have no respect for somebody/something鄙視；蔑視；看不起
- despise somebody/something She despised gossip in any form.她對任何形式的流言蜚語都嗤之以鼻。
- I don’t know why they despise me so much.我不知道他們爲什麽這麽鄙視我。
- despise somebody/yourself for (doing) something He despised himself for being so cowardly.他爲自己如此怯懦而自慚形穢。
- She thoroughly despised him for his weakness.她因爲他的軟弱而十分鄙視他。
Synonyms hate
hate
- dislike
- can’t stand
- despise
- can’t bear
- loathe
- detest
These words all mean to have a strong feeling of dislike for somebody/something.
- hate to have a strong feeling of dislike for somebody/something. 指厭惡、討厭、憎惡Although hate is generally a very strong verb, it is also commonly used in spoken or informal English to talk about people or things that you dislike in a less important way, for example a particular type of food: He hates violence in any form. • I’ve always hated cabbage.
- dislike (rather formal) to not like somebody/something. 指不喜歡、厭惡Dislike is a rather formal word; it is less formal, and more usual, to say that you don't like somebody/something, especially in spoken English: I don’t like it when you phone me so late at night.
- can’t stand (rather informal) used to emphasize that you really do not like somebody/something:強調不喜歡、受不了、不能容忍：
  I can’t stand his brother.他弟弟讓我受不了。
  She couldn’t stand being kept waiting.叫她等着，她會受不了。
- despise to dislike and have no respect for somebody/something:
  He despised himself for being so cowardly.他爲自己如此怯懦而自慚形穢。
- can’t bear used to say that you dislike something so much that you cannot accept or deal with it:
  I can’t bear having cats in the house.家裏有貓我可受不了。
can’t stand or can’t bear?用 can't stand 還是 can't bear？In many cases you can use either word, but can’t bear is slightly stronger and slightly more formal than can’t stand.
- loathe to hate somebody/something very much:
  They loathe each other.他們相互討厭。
  Loathe is generally an even stronger verb than hate, but it can also be used more informally to talk about less important things, meaning ‘really don’t like’: Whether you love or loathe their music, you can’t deny their talent.
- detest (rather formal) to hate somebody/something very much:指極不喜歡、厭惡：
  They absolutely detest each other.他們完全是相互憎恨。
Patterns
- I hate/dislike/can’t stand/can’t bear/loathe/detest doing something.
- I hate/can’t bear to do something.
- I hate/dislike/can’t stand/can’t bear it when…
- I really hate/dislike/can’t stand/despise/can’t bear/detest somebody/something.
- I absolutely hate/can’t stand/loathe/detest somebody/something.
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- absolutely
- really
- thoroughly
- …
preposition
- for
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French despire, from Latin despicere, from de- ‘down’ + specere ‘look at’.

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despise

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION

ADVERB

➤absolutely, really, thoroughly, truly絕對／十分／徹頭徹尾地／實實在在地蔑視

▸➤clearly明顯地鄙視

▸➤secretly暗地裏蔑視

◇He secretly despised his father.他暗地裏瞧不起自己的父親。

➤openly公開蔑視

PREPOSITION

➤for因⋯而蔑視

◇She thoroughly despised him for his weakness.她因為他的軟弱而十分鄙視他。

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7960 COCA: 9016

despise verb
⇨ hate

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7960 COCA: 9016

despise

To hate or dislike someone or something: hate, dislike, bear...

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