despise

verb

/dɪˈspaɪz/

not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they despise	/dɪˈspaɪz/ /dɪˈspaɪz/
he / she / it despises	/dɪˈspaɪzɪz/ /dɪˈspaɪzɪz/
past simple despised	/dɪˈspaɪzd/ /dɪˈspaɪzd/
past participle despised	/dɪˈspaɪzd/ /dɪˈspaɪzd/
past simple despising	/dɪˈspaɪzɪŋ/ /dɪˈspaɪzɪŋ/
past participle despising	/dɪˈspaɪzɪŋ/ /dɪˈspaɪzɪŋ/

to dislike and have no respect for somebody/something鄙视；蔑视；看不起
- despise somebody/something She despised gossip in any form.她对任何形式的流言蜚语都嗤之以鼻。
- I don’t know why they despise me so much.我不知道他们为什么这么鄙视我。
- despise somebody/yourself for (doing) something He despised himself for being so cowardly.他为自己如此怯懦而自惭形秽。
- She thoroughly despised him for his weakness.她因为他的软弱而十分鄙视他。
Synonyms hate
hate
- dislike
- can’t stand
- despise
- can’t bear
- loathe
- detest
These words all mean to have a strong feeling of dislike for somebody/something.
- hate to have a strong feeling of dislike for somebody/something. 指厌恶、讨厌、憎恶Although hate is generally a very strong verb, it is also commonly used in spoken or informal English to talk about people or things that you dislike in a less important way, for example a particular type of food: He hates violence in any form. • I’ve always hated cabbage.
- dislike (rather formal) to not like somebody/something. 指不喜欢、厌恶Dislike is a rather formal word; it is less formal, and more usual, to say that you don't like somebody/something, especially in spoken English: I don’t like it when you phone me so late at night.
- can’t stand (rather informal) used to emphasize that you really do not like somebody/something:强调不喜欢、受不了、不能容忍：
  I can’t stand his brother.他弟弟让我受不了。
  She couldn’t stand being kept waiting.叫她等着，她会受不了。
- despise to dislike and have no respect for somebody/something:
  He despised himself for being so cowardly.他为自己如此怯懦而自惭形秽。
- can’t bear used to say that you dislike something so much that you cannot accept or deal with it:
  I can’t bear having cats in the house.家里有猫我可受不了。
can’t stand or can’t bear?用 can't stand 还是 can't bear？In many cases you can use either word, but can’t bear is slightly stronger and slightly more formal than can’t stand.
- loathe to hate somebody/something very much:
  They loathe each other.他们相互讨厌。
  Loathe is generally an even stronger verb than hate, but it can also be used more informally to talk about less important things, meaning ‘really don’t like’: Whether you love or loathe their music, you can’t deny their talent.
- detest (rather formal) to hate somebody/something very much:指极不喜欢、厌恶：
  They absolutely detest each other.他们完全是相互憎恨。
Patterns
- I hate/dislike/can’t stand/can’t bear/loathe/detest doing something.
- I hate/can’t bear to do something.
- I hate/dislike/can’t stand/can’t bear it when…
- I really hate/dislike/can’t stand/despise/can’t bear/detest somebody/something.
- I absolutely hate/can’t stand/loathe/detest somebody/something.
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Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- absolutely
- really
- thoroughly
- …
preposition
- for
词源Middle English: from Old French despire, from Latin despicere, from de- ‘down’ + specere ‘look at’.