英语词汇“despise”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINdespise

Origin:

1200-1300 Old French despire, from Latin despicere ‘to look down on’, from specere ‘to look’

VERB TABLE

despise

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	despise
	he, she, it	despises
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	despised
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have despised
	he, she, it	has despised
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had despised
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will despise
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have despised

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

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.
Otis despised inherited wealth and social class.
We were brought up to despise the people from the poor side of town. They seemed so dirty and ignorant.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

For there her body lies, side by side with Carlisle Graham, a man she despised.
How I had despised his brutishness then, and how I longed for his toughness, his uncomplicated, animal certainty now.
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.
The Earth, and the Goddess, become fearful as well as despised.
They despised the idea and even the word innovation.
We become a piece of all that we despise.

THESAURUS► hate

verb [transitive] 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/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

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.

Longman Language Activatorto feel strong dislike and anger towards someone or something► hate

· "Go away!" Jackie screamed. "I hate you!"· I hated my first husband. He used to hit me and the children.· Turner was a rebel from the start. He hated authority and he hated the law.· He was an evil dictator who was universally hated.· It takes many years for kids who have suffered so much to learn to love and not to hate.

► hate somebody's guts

informal to hate someone very much: · I wish she'd die tomorrow. I hate her guts.· The sergeant knew the men all hated his guts for the way he treated them.

► can't stand

especially spoken to have a very strong feeling of dislike for a person or for their behaviour because they make you feel very angry or uncomfortable when you are with them: · We used to be quite good friends but now I can't stand her.· I can't stand the way he's always telling people what they should do.· If there's one thing I can't stand, it's hypocrisy.can't stand the sight of somebody: · Don't invite Alice. Mum can't stand the sight of her.

► detest

to have a strong feeling of hatred, especially for a particular kind of person, or a particular type of behaviour: · He was exactly the kind of arrogant, self-satisfied man I detest.· I detest any form of cruelty toward animals.· According to Hollywood gossip, both the leading actors were detested by the rest of the cast.

► loathe

to have a very strong feeling of hatred for someone or for a type of behaviour, because you think that they are the very worst kind of person or behaviour that there is: · Mrs Morel loathed her husband when he was drunk and violent.· Kemp was loathed by all the other prisoners, who regarded him as a traitor.· I really loathe it when people make promises and then don't keep them.

► despise

to hate someone or something and think they have no importance or value: · We were brought up to despise the people from the poor side of town. They seemed so dirty and ignorant.· Otis despised inherited wealth and social class.despise somebody for (doing) something: · I felt that the other kids despised me for having the wrong accent and the wrong colour skin.

► abhor

formal to hate a particular kind of behaviour or attitude, especially because you think it is morally wrong: · The great majority of the Irish people have always abhorred violence.· The president abhorred all forms of racism.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► man

· But if she let fitzAlan carry her off and marry her she would be completely powerless against a man who despised her.· For there her body lies, side by side with Carlisle Graham, a man she despised.· Married to a man I despise just to have a roof over my head and a ring on my finger!· Wasn't Rune Christensen as much a player of games as the man he purported to despise?· She could not conceive the feelings of a woman who carried the child of a man she despised.· How could she, even fleetingly, entertain such a thought for a man who despised her so deeply and so openly?· She, in turn, marries a man she despises to ensure that Laurel will leave and go to her father.