detest
verbVerb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they detest | |
he / she / it detests | |
past simple detested | |
past participle detested | |
past simple detesting | |
past participle detesting |
to hate somebody/something very much synonym loathe厭惡;憎恨;討厭 - detest somebody/something
They detested each other on sight. 他們互相看着就不順眼。 They absolutely detest each other. 他們完全是相互憎恨。 I loathe and detest racism in any form. 我厭惡和憎惡任何形式的種族主義。 - detest doing something
He detests having his photograph taken. 他討厭照相。
Synonyms hatehateTopics Feelingsc1- 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.指厭惡、討厭、憎惡 - 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.指不喜歡、厭惡 - 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? 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 還是 can't bear? - loathe to hate somebody/something very much:
They loathe each other. 他們相互討厭。
- 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。
- 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.
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin detestari, from de- ‘down’ + testari ‘witness, call upon to witness’ (from testis ‘a witness’).- detest somebody/something