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单词
despicably
释义
despicable
des‧pic‧a‧ble
/
dɪˈspɪkəb
ə
l, ˈdespɪ-
/
adjective
Word Origin
WORD ORIGIN
despicable
Origin:
1500-1600
Late Latin
despicabilis
, from
Latin
despicari
‘to look down on’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Abusing a child is a
despicable
act.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
How could anyone believe such a low,
despicable
thing of her?
It's
despicable
to make me admit it.
Police say the man escaped across fields after what they said was a
despicable
attack.
She is using the most
despicable
word she can think of.
The first is purely
despicable
and the second is simply contemptible.
To pretend would be
despicable
- or would it?
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
►
despicable act
a
despicable act
of terrorism
►
despicable crime
a
despicable crime
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUS
NOUN
►
crime
·
Courtney must be stopped from carrying out more
despicable crimes
.
extremely bad, immoral, or cruel
:
It’s despicable the way he treats those kids.
a
despicable act
of terrorism
a
despicable crime
—
despicably
adverb
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