Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #14523
Fully loadeddetested
憎恶；厌恶；痛恨
detested is the past of detest.
To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.
- 1.
To dislike (someone or something) intensely; to loathe.
憎恶；痛恨
憎恶；痛恨；厌恶；憎恨
In use
I detest waking up early on weekends.
She detested the cold weather when she lived in Canada.
He detests anyone who lies to him.
detest sth
I detest violence.
我厌恶暴力。
detest doing sth
She detests waking up early.
她讨厌早起。
detest sb for sth
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。
Verb forms
base detest · third person detests · -ing detesting · past detested · past participle detested
Connections
Collocations
- detest violence
- 憎恶暴力
- She detests violence in any form.她憎恶任何形式的暴力。
- detest being late
- 讨厌迟到
- He detests being late for appointments.他讨厌约会迟到。
- absolutely detest
- 极其厌恶
- I absolutely detest this kind of gossip.我极其厌恶这种闲言碎语。
- detest injustice
- 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。
- detest being interrupted
- 讨厌被打断
- She detests being interrupted when she is reading.她读书时讨厌被人打断。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 detest 想成 de + test：最讨厌的考试（test）让你深恶痛绝，一提就厌恶。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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