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

• We despise them for their cowardice and ignorance.
  他们由于胆怯和愚昧而受到我们鄙视。
• She's right to despise me?
  她看不起我，你还说她对？
• I should hate and despise myself if I desert the brave fellow in his present extremity.
  假如我抛弃了这位现在处于困境的勇士，我将痛恨和蔑视我自己。
• You seem to think I despise everything.
  你似乎认为我鄙视一切。
• The Tory Right despise him
  保守党右翼分子鄙视他。
• How I despised myself for my cowardice!
  我是多么鄙视自己的怯懦啊！
• 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。
• Despise me as much as you please;
  随你怎么看不起我好了；
• Honest boys despise lies and liars.
  诚实的孩子鄙视谎言和说谎者。
• I believe in the power of love and sharing, and despise hatred and monopoly.
  我相信爱和分享的力量，藐视仇恨与唯我独尊。