| 单词 | i hate to |
| 释义 | > as lemmasI hate to —— (b) spec. In apologies or expressions of regret or embarrassment, followed by a clause introduced by but. Chiefly in I hate to ——: I'm sorry to ——; I am reluctant to ——. ΚΠ 1836 Southern Literary Messenger 2 346/2 We hate to be over-critical, but would recommend to the ‘Octogenarian’ to take the veritable Jack Downing or John Beedle, as his models, before he writes again. c1860 M. Thomson Lady of Lake iii. 23 I hate to trouble you, but we must fight. 1893 Semi-weekly State Jrnl. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 26 Sept. 2/5 I hate to mention it, dear, but I must tell you that business has been awfully poor lately. 1927 A. Philip Painted Cliff xiv. 153 ‘I hate to bother you,’ apologized Foghorn from the doorway, ‘but there's a feller here wants to muck-a-muck.’ 1988 E. Segal Doctors xxxvi. 548 I hate to be a party-pooper, but I've got to catch the last plane back to Boston. 2007 A. Theroux Laura Warholic xxiii. 339 I hate to say this, but don't you see that you are with her because you feel a failure? < as lemmas |
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