detest

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vt. 厌恶, 憎恨

发音

US /dɪˈtɛst/

词形变化

detested detestest detesteth detesting detests 三单 detests detesting 现在分词 detested 过去式 detested 过去分词

释义与例句

v. C1
  1. 1.

    To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.

    厌恨

    恨死

    及物

    I detest snakes.

  2. 2.

    To witness against; to denounce; to condemn.

    废旧 及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

hate

上位词 1

dislike

下位词 8

despise loathe scorn disdain abhor abominate contemn execrate

词源

PIE word *tréyes From Middle French detester (French détester), from Latin dētestor (“to imprecate evil while calling the gods to witness", "denounce", "hate intensely”), from dē- + testor (“to testify, bear witness”), from testis (“a witness”); see test, testify. Doublet of detestate.

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