detest
detest 英 [dɪˈtest] 美 [dɪˈtɛst]
vt. 厌恶；憎恨
进行时:detesting 过去式:detested 过去分词:detested 第三人称单数:detests
- If you detest something, you dislike it intensely. The word can apply to things and also to people. You might detest your ex-boyfriend and you might also detest rainy Mondays and broccoli.
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- vt. 厌恶；憎恨
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1. I detest those who deceive me.
我厌恶那些欺骗我的。
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2. "I? I detest him," replied Favourite in the same tone, seizing her fork again.
“我，我厌恶他，”宠儿用了同样的语调回答，重又拿起她的叉子。
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3. Subversives who shape world events by covert action and violence work in shadows and detest the light of day.
通过秘密行动和暴力制造世界事件的颠覆者在阴影中活动，憎恨白天的光亮。
- detest (v.) early 15c., "to curse, to call God to witness and abhor," from Middle French détester, from Latin detestari "to curse, execrate, abominate, express abhorrence for," literally "denounce with one's testimony," from de- "from, down" (see de-) + testari "be a witness," from testis "witness" (see testament). Related: Detested; detesting.
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