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loathsome

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++loath·some /ˈləʊðsəm $ ˈloʊθ-/ adjective  UNPLEASANTvery unpleasant or cruel 极不愉快的,讨厌的;残忍的 SYN repulsive that loathsome little man 那个讨厌的小男人
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loathsomeI was damned if some nineteen-year-old pipsqueak with zits and a clip-on tie was going to make me feel loathsome.Historians have since described and explained how torture was a loathsome, almost automatic feature of colonial wars.Murphy's final year had come to an end and the loathsome boy remained without employment.He is a loathsome disgusting creature.But for the moment she resolved that she would not think of the loathsome interview again until she was in Prague.And it is a loathsome term, I detest it.
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loathsome
loathsome /ˈləʊðsəm $ ˈloʊθ-/ adjective
very unpleasant or cruel
   SYN  repulsive:
    that loathsome little man


loath·someBrE /ˈləʊðsəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈloʊðsəm/ 🔊 adjective (formal) extremely unpleasant; disgusting 令人憎恶的;令人厌恶的;令人反感的 SYN repulsive