Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #34768
detestable
可憎的;可恶的;令人厌恶的
核心释义
offensive to the mind
- 1.
引起厌恶或憎恨的;令人反感的;令人震惊的
Stimulating disgust or detestation; offensive; shocking.
- 2.
令人厌恶的
offensive to the mind
- 3.
毫无疑问的可憎; - 埃德蒙·伯克
unequivocally detestable; ; ; ; - Edmund Burke
引起厌恶或憎恨的;令人反感的;令人震惊的;令人厌恶的;毫无疑问的可憎; - 埃德蒙·伯克;可憎的;可恶的
用法In use
Littering in the national park is a detestable habit that harms the environment.
用法提示:句中 detestable 作定语修饰 habit,表示“令人厌恶的”。
She found his constant lies absolutely detestable.
用法提示:句中 detestable 作表语,描述谎言令人憎恶。
The smell from the garbage was so detestable that we left the room.
用法提示:句中 detestable 作表语,配合 so...that 强调程度。
detestable vices
be detestable
His behavior was detestable.
他的行为是可憎的。
find sth/sb detestable
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