loathe
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++loathe /ləʊð $ loʊð/ verb [transitive] HATEto hate someone or something very much 厌恶，憎恨 SYN detest He loathes their politics. 他讨厌他们那一套政治。loathe doing something I absolutely loathe shopping. 我极其讨厌购物。► see thesaurus at haten GRAMMAR: Using the progressiveLoathe is not used in the progressive. You say: She loathes housework. ✗Don’t say: She is loathing housework.→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
loathe• Fearful of Steve Jobs's loathing of slots, however, they kept things quiet.• They came from his years of moving from home to home in a city he loathed.• But adjustment went on all the same because it was the only way of making yourself tolerate a condition which you loathed.• Kemp was loathed by all the other prisoners, who regarded him as a traitor.• They were required to remain together in the public eye, but in reality loathed each other cordially.• But that distinction is incomprehensible here, where Tupac Amaru is generally loathed for its 12-year campaign of violence.• Mrs Morel loathed her husband when he was drunk and violent.• If there's one thing I really loathe, it's long car journeys.• I really loathe it when people make promises and then don't keep them.• Even after years of practice, he still loathed making public speeches.• From that time on, it seemed as though I loathed myself and looked for ways to punish my body.• She loathes spiders.• Many conservatives loathe the current president.• He loathed the repressive State and the system which it supported.• Some of the Girls enjoyed such encounters; others loathed them: They were that cheeky.Origin loathe Old English lathian, from lath; → LOATHloathe verb →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChinese
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loathe
loathe /ləʊð $ loʊð/
verb [transitive not in progressive]to hate someone or something very much
SYN detest:
He loathes their politics.
loathe doing something
I absolutely loathe shopping.
▪ 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.
loathe /ləʊð $ loʊð/
verb [transitive not in progressive]to hate someone or something very much SYN detest:
loathe doing something
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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.