dislike
verb (rather formal)to not like somebody/something 不喜爱;厌恶 - dislike somebody/something
Why do you dislike him so much? 你为什么那么讨厌他呢? She disliked her boss intensely. 她极其厌恶她的老板。 There are very few foods that I actively dislike. 没有几样食物是我真正反感的。 - dislike doing something
I dislike being away from my family. 我不喜欢同家人分开。 Much as she disliked going to funerals (= although she did not like it at all), she knew she had to be there. 尽管她很不喜欢参加葬礼,但她知道她必须去。 - dislike somebody/something doing something
He disliked her staying away from home. 他不愿意让她住在外面。 - dislike it when…
He disliked it when she behaved badly in front of his mother. 他讨厌她在他母亲面前举止失当。 - dislike something about somebody/something
What did you dislike about the movie? 你不喜欢这部电影的什么?
Synonyms hatehateopposite like- 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.
Extra ExamplesTopics Preferences and decisionsb1The new teacher was widely disliked. 这位新老师很不受欢迎。 The new regime is universally disliked. 这个新政权不得人心。 If anyone really dislikes this colour, please tell me. 如果有人真的不喜欢这种颜色,请告诉我。 He was disliked by most of his contemporaries. 他的大多数同龄人都不喜欢他。 Though he seemed charming, the girl instinctively disliked him. 虽然他看起来很迷人,但女孩本能地不喜欢他。 Not only would she rather not go swimming, she actively dislikes it. 她不仅仅是不愿去游泳,简直是非常讨厌这件事。 He simply disliked working with committees and avoided it whenever possible. 他非常不喜欢在各类委员会工作,只要可能他就会避免。 Most people dislike going to the dentist. 大多数人不喜欢去看牙医。 Much as she disliked asking for help, she knew she had to. 尽管她很讨厌求助于他人,但她清楚她不得不这么做。 He disliked it when she phoned him so late at night. 他不喜欢她这么晚给他打电话。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- cordially
- greatly
- heartily
- …
- be generally disliked
- be universally disliked
- be widely disliked
- …
- dislike somebody/something