单词 | hate |
释义 | verb | noun hatehate1 /heɪt/ ●●● S1 W2 verb [transitive not in progressive] 1to dislike something very much OPP love: It’s the kind of movie you either love or hate. Pat hates her job.hate doing something Paul hates having his picture taken.hate to do something I hate to just leave stuff here.hate somebody doing something Jenny’s mother hates her staying out late. I hate it when she calls me at work.2to dislike someone very much and feel angry toward him or her OPP love: Jill really hates her stepfather.hate yourself I hate myself, but I can’t stop taking drugs.hate somebody for (doing) something She hates him for what he did to her. The two of them hate each other’s guts (=dislike each other very much).THESAURUScannot stand (also cannot bear formal) – to dislike someone or something very much: I cannot stand the smell of garlic breath.despise – to hate someone or something in a very angry way: She despised him for the rumors he had spread about her.detest/loathe formal – to hate someone or something very much: My mother loathed my boyfriend and tried to break us up.abhor formal – to hate something because you think it is morally wrong: He abhors violence of any kind.SPOKEN PHRASES3I hate to say something (also I hate to tell you...) used when saying something that is slightly embarrassing or not polite: I hate to say it, but I think he’s really boring.4I’d hate (for) somebody/something to do something used to emphasize that you really do not want something to happen: I’d hate all that food to spoil.5I hate to disturb/bother/interrupt, but... used to show that you are sorry that you have to say something, interrupt someone, etc.: I hate to interrupt, but it’s urgent.6I hate to think... used when you feel sure that something would have a bad result, or when an idea is not nice to think about: I hate to think what/how/where etc. I hate to think what would happen if he dropped out of school.hate of I hate to think of the struggles ahead of me.7I’d/I would hate to think (that)... used to say that you hope that something is not true or that it will not happen: I’d hate to think someone set the fire on purpose. verb | noun hatehate2 ●●○ noun [uncountable] an angry feeling that someone has when he or she hates someone SYN hatred OPP love: He had a look of hate in his eyes. [Origin: Old English hete] |
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