detest sth
I detest violence.
我厌恶暴力。
憎恶;厌恶;痛恨
detested — past of detest
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
憎恶;厌恶;痛恨
To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.
I detest violence.
我厌恶暴力。
憎恶;痛恨
To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.
detest
Base
原形
detests
3rd person
第三人称单数
detesting
-ing
现在分词
detested
Past
过去式
detested
Past participle
过去分词
I detest getting up early.
我厌恶早起。
She detested the cold weather.
她憎恨寒冷的天气。
He has always detested injustice.
他一直憎恨不公正。
规则动词
I detest waking up early on weekends.
我讨厌周末早起。
She detested the cold weather when she lived in Canada.
她住在加拿大时厌恶寒冷的天气。
He detests anyone who lies to him.
他憎恨任何对他撒谎的人。
I detest violence.
我厌恶暴力。
She detests waking up early.
她讨厌早起。
常用于说明憎恨的原因。
He detested his neighbor for the noise.
他因噪音而憎恨邻居。
Not this
I detest to get up early.
Use this
I detest getting up early.
detest 后应接动名词(-ing形式),而不是不定式。中文中‘厌恶’后可直接接动词,但英语中detest需要动名词作为宾语。
Not this
I detest of doing homework.
Use this
I detest doing homework.
detest 是及物动词,直接跟宾语,不需要介词。中文的‘厌恶’可以带‘对...的厌恶’,但英语中detest后不跟of。
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憎恶暴力
She detests violence in any form.
她憎恶任何形式的暴力。
讨厌迟到
He detests being late for appointments.
他讨厌约会迟到。
极其厌恶
I absolutely detest this kind of gossip.
我极其厌恶这种闲言碎语。
痛恨不公
The novel's hero detests injustice wherever he finds it.
这部小说的主人公无论在哪里发现不公都痛恨不已。
讨厌被打断
She detests being interrupted when she is reading.
她读书时讨厌被人打断。
极其痛恨某人/某事
She detests the smell of cigarette smoke with a passion.
她极其痛恨烟味。
发自内心地痛恨某人/某事;对某人/某事恨之入骨
He detests injustice with every fiber of his being.
他从骨子里痛恨不公正。
一见到某人/某事就厌恶;非常讨厌看到某人/某事
After the argument, she detested the very sight of her former friend.
吵架之后,她见到从前那个朋友就厌恶。
我厌恶你说的话,但我会誓死捍卫你说话的权利。
This famous line is often attributed to Voltaire, but it was actually written by Evelyn Beatrice Hall in her 1906 biography The Friends of Voltaire, summarizing his attitude.
这句名言常被误认为是伏尔泰所说,实际上出自伊夫琳·比阿特丽斯·霍尔1906年所著的《伏尔泰的朋友们》,用来概括伏尔泰的态度。
我厌恶人寿保险代理人:他们总是争辩说我总有一天会死,可我并不会死。
A witty and cynical remark by American journalist and critic H. L. Mencken, mocking the unpleasant premise that life insurance relies on.
美国记者兼评论家H. L. 门肯的一句机智而刻薄的评论,揶揄人寿保险所依赖的那种令人不快的前提。
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把 detest 想成 de + test:最讨厌的考试(test)让你深恶痛绝,一提就厌恶。
语域:formal 常见场景:正式写作、文学描写 detest 比较正式,多用于书面语或文学作品中,表示强烈的厌恶;日常口语中更常说 hate。选择时需要结合语境,通常正式场合更合适。
这些词都以重读的 /-ɛst/ 结尾,与 detest /dɪˈtest/ 押韵。注意 detest 的拼写中含有 test,但读作 /tɛst/,不要与 detect /dɪˈtɛkt/ 混淆;另外像 forest 中的 -est 不重读,读作 /ɪst/,也不押韵。
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