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单词 disgust
释义 dis·gust
I. \də̇sˈgəst, də̇ˈskə- sometimes də̇zˈgə-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French desgoust, from desgouster
1.
 a. : marked aversion or repugnance toward food or toward a particular dish or kind of food : nausea, squeamishness
  < from that day to this he hever smelled cooking beans without disgust >
 b. : physical or emotional reaction comparable to nausea that is excited by exposure to something highly distasteful or loathsome
  < their cruelty excited our disgust >
  < impossible to see such wounds without disgust >
2. archaic
 a. : a state or outbreak of mutual ill feeling or annoyance : quarrel, disagreement
 b. : something that offends : a source of displeasure or repugnance : vexation, trial, annoyance
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle French desgouster, from des- dis- (I) + goust taste, from Latin gustus; akin to Latin gustare to taste — more at choose
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to experience intense dislike for
2.
 a. : to excite queasiness or strong physical distaste in : sicken the stomach of : nauseate
 b. : to provoke (one) to loathing, repugnance, or aversion : be offensive to the taste or sensibilities of
  < your thoughtlessness disgusts me >
  < disgusted with her careless work >
  < he was disgusted at her answer >
  < everyone is disgusted by their behavior >
3. : to cause or arouse effective aversion in : cause (one) to lose an interest or intention through exciting distaste
 < his failure disgusted him against further efforts >
intransitive verb
: to cause disgust
 < too rich food soon disgusts >
Synonyms:
 disgust, sicken, and nauseate agree in meaning to arouse extreme distaste in (a person). disgust implies extremely offended sensibilities or a strong repugnance or aversion
  < disgusted at what she thought of as the vulgarity of the men — Sherwood Anderson >
  < the majority of women that he meets offend him, repel him, disgust him — H.L.Mencken >
  < they were not disgusted at the torture of slaves — W.R.Inge >
  sicken suggests a disgust so strong that one is affected physically, as by a turning of the stomach
  < the national propaganda of all the belligerent nations sickened me — Bertrand Russell >
  < his unctuous morality, which sickens later ages — Roy Lewis & Angus Maude >
  nauseate is stronger still, suggesting a loathsomeness that provokes vomiting
  < in letter after letter, she rinsed herself in the dirty tub-water of her miseries. It … nauseated one erstwhile friend — Time >
  < nauseated by a manifestly hypocritical saintliness >
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