despise
verbVerb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they despise | |
he / she / it despises | |
past simple despised | |
past participle despised | |
past simple despising | |
past participle despising |
to dislike and have no respect for somebody/something 鄙视;蔑视;看不起 - despise somebody/something
She despised gossip in any form. 她对任何形式的流言蜚语都嗤之以鼻。 I don’t know why they despise me so much. 我不知道他们为什么这么鄙视我。 - despise somebody/yourself for (doing) something
He despised himself for being so cowardly. 他为自己如此怯懦而自惭形秽。 She thoroughly despised him for his weakness. 她因为他的软弱而十分鄙视他。
Synonyms hatehateTopics Preferences and decisionsc1- dislike
- can’t stand
- despise
- can’t bear
- loathe
- detest
- hate
to have a strong feeling of dislike for somebody/something. 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.指厌恶、讨厌、憎恶 - dislike (rather formal
) to not like somebody/something. 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.指不喜欢、厌恶 - can’t stand (rather informal
) used to emphasize that you really do not like somebody/something: 强调不喜欢、受不了、不能容忍: I can’t stand his brother. 他弟弟让我受不了。 She couldn’t stand being kept waiting. 叫她等着,她会受不了。
- despise to dislike and have no respect for somebody/something:
He despised himself for being so cowardly. 他为自己如此怯懦而自惭形秽。
- 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. 家里有猫我可受不了。
can’t stand or 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.用 can't stand 还是 can't bear? - loathe to hate somebody/something very much:
They loathe each other. 他们相互讨厌。
- detest (rather formal
) to hate somebody/something very much: 指极不喜欢、厌恶: They absolutely detest each other. 他们完全是相互憎恨。
- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- absolutely
- really
- thoroughly
- …
- for
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French despire, from Latin despicere, from de- ‘down’ + specere ‘look at’.- despise somebody/something