despise
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++de·spise /dɪˈspaɪz/ ●○○ verb [transitive] DON'T LIKEto dislike and have a low opinion of someone or something 鄙视，看不起，藐视 She despised her neighbours. 她看不起她的邻居。► see thesaurus at haten GRAMMAR: Using the progressiveDespise is not used in the progressive. You say: I despise such ignorance. ✗Don’t say: I am despising such ignorance.→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
despise• We become a piece of all that we despise.• For there her body lies, side by side with Carlisle Graham, a man she despised.• The Earth, and the Goddess, become fearful as well as despised.• No wonder Adam had seemed at times to hate her, certainly to despise her.• Not that I know much about him, just that my philosophical friend Kevin Rice despised him.• How I had despised his brutishness then, and how I longed for his toughness, his uncomplicated, animal certainty now.• Otis despised inherited wealth and social class.• I felt that the other kids despised me for having the wrong accent and the wrong colour skin.• If you fly a lot on business, then you probably despise most airports.• They despised the idea and even the word innovation.• We were brought up to despise the people from the poor side of town. They seemed so dirty and ignorant.Origin despise (1200-1300) Old French despire, from Latin despicere “to look down on”, from specere “to look”de·spise verb →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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despise
de‧spise /dɪˈspaɪz/
verb [transitive not in progressive]
She despised her neighbours.
▪ hate verb [transitive not in progressive] to dislike someone or something very much: Billy hated his stepfather. | He hated the fact that his wife was more successful than he was. | She hates people being late.
▪can’t stand/can’t bear to hate someone or something. Can’t stand is less formal than hate, and is very common in everyday English: She’s OK, but I can’t stand her husband. | He couldn’t bear the thought of life without Nicole. | She can’t stand being on her own.
▪loathe /ləʊð $ loʊð//detest verb [transitive not in progressive] to hate something or someone very much. Loathe and detest are a little more formal than hate: He loathed housework. | Greg had detested his brother for as long as he could remember. | She evidently loathes her ex-husband.
▪despise verb [transitive not in progressive] to hate someone or something very much and have no respect for them: He despised the man and could never forgive him for what he had done. | They despised the wealth and consumerism of the West.
▪abhor /əbˈhɔː $ əbˈhɔːr, æb-/ verb [transitive not in progressive] formal to hate something because you think it is morally wrong: He abhorred violence. | We abhor racism in any form.
de‧spise /dɪˈspaɪz/
verb [transitive not in progressive] Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: despire, from Latin despicere 'to look down on', from specere 'to look'
to dislike and have a low opinion of someone or something:Language: Old French
Origin: despire, from Latin despicere 'to look down on', from specere 'to look'
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hate to have a strong feeling of dislike for sb/sth 指厌恶、讨厌、憎恶 NOTE 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.尽管 hate 通常为语气很强的动词，但亦常用于口语或非正式英语中，谈论不太喜欢的人或物，如某种食物等 ：◆ He hates violence in any form. 他憎恶任何形式的暴力。 ◆ I've always hated cabbage. 我从来都讨厌吃卷心菜。 dislike ( to not like sb/sthrather
指不喜欢、厌恶 NOTE Dislike is a rather formal word; it is less formal, and more usual, to say that youdon't like sb/sth, especially in spoken English.* dislike 为相当正式的用语，don't like 则较非正式，而且较常用，尤其在英语口语中 ：◆ I don't like it when you phone me so late at night. 我不喜欢你夜里这么晚给我打电话。 can't stand ( used to emphasize that you really do not like sb/sthrather
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 sb/sth 指鄙视、蔑视、看不起 ：◆ 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 sth so much that you cannot accept or deal with it 指无法承受、应付不了 ：◆ 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? 用 can't stand 还是 can't bear？
loathe to hate sb/sth very much 指极不喜欢、厌恶 ：◆ They loathe each other. 他们相互讨厌。 NOTE Loathe is generally an even stronger verb thanhate , but it can also be used more informally to talk about less important things, meaning 'really don't like'.* loathe 通常比 hate 语气还强，但亦可用于非正式场合指不太重要的事情，意为确实不喜欢 ：◆ Whether you love or loathe their music, you can't deny their talent.无论你是否喜欢他们的音乐，你都无法否认他们的才能。 detest ( to hate sb/sth very muchrather
指厌恶、憎恨、讨厌 ：◆ They absolutely detest each other. 他们完全是相互憎恨。
Patterns
I hate/dislike/can't stand/can't bear/loathe/detest doing sth .I hate/can't bear to do sth .I hate/dislike/can't stand/can't bear it when… I really hate/dislike/can't stand/despise/can't bear/detest sb/sth.I absolutely hate/can't stand/loathe/detest sb/sth.