despise

英 [dɪˈspaɪz]

美 [dɪˈspaɪz]

v.  鄙视; 蔑视; 看不起

过去式：despised　过去分词：despised　第三人称单数：despises　现在分词：despising　

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Collins.1 / BNC.7960 / COCA.9016

牛津词典

verb

• 鄙视；蔑视；看不起
  to dislike and have no respect for sb/sth
  1. She despised gossip in any form.
     她对任何形式的流言飞语都嗤之以鼻。
  2. He despised himself for being so cowardly.
     他为自己如此怯懦而自惭形秽。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 鄙视;藐视;看不起
  If youdespisesomething or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
  1. I can never, ever forgive him. I despise him...
     我永远不会原谅他。我鄙视他。
  2. She secretly despises his work...
     她暗地里瞧不起他的工作。
  3. How I despised myself for my cowardice!
     我是多么鄙视自己的怯懦啊！

英英释义

verb

• look down on with disdain
  1. He despises the people he has to work for
  2. The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately
  Synonym:contemnscorndisdain

双语例句

• How I despised myself for my cowardice!
  我是多么鄙视自己的怯懦啊！
• I despise him but adore you.
  我轻视他，但是崇拜你。
• Despise me as much as you please;
  随你怎么看不起我好了；
• I can never, ever forgive him. I despise him
  我永远不会原谅他。我鄙视他。
• Strategically we should despise all our enemies, but tactically we should take them all seriously.
  在战略上我们要藐视一切敌人，在战术上我们要重视一切敌人。
• As to you, I despise you.
  至于你，我看不起你。
• And he would despise you if he did know.
  而他呢，如果他真正了解你，就会看不起你了。
• We all know what they have done, and we despise them.
  我们都知道他们做了些什么，并且我们看不起他们。
• We despise them for their cowardice and ignorance.
  他们由于胆怯和愚昧而受到我们鄙视。
• Indirectly you are serving the habits you despise.
  间接地，你在为你所轻视的习性服务。