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

• Despise me as much as you please;
  随你怎么看不起我好了；
• 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。
• I am becoming what I despise.
  我正在成为一个我所鄙弃的人。
• 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。
• I despise him but adore you.
  我轻视他，但是崇拜你。
• As to you, I despise you.
  至于你，我看不起你。
• Honest boys despise lies and liars.
  诚实的孩子鄙视谎言和说谎者。
• I tell you, I despise nothing.
  我轻视我以前的朋友。
• No one will despise you so long as you respect yourself.
  只要你尊重你自己，就没有人会鄙视你。
• I can never, ever forgive him. I despise him
  我永远不会原谅他。我鄙视他。