despise

英 [dɪ'spaɪz] 美 [dɪ'spaɪz]

• vt. 轻视

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. 鄙视，看不起某人〔事〕

   feel contempt for sb/sth;consider sb/sth as worthless

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 轻视，藐视，蔑视，鄙视，鄙薄
2. 看不起，瞧不起，看不中
3. 用厌恶的眼光看

英英释义

Verb:

1. look down on with disdain;

   "He despises the people he has to work for"
   "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"
   

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. He claims to despise riches.
   他宣称蔑视钱财。
2. You must not despise a man because he is poor.
   你不可因一个人贫穷而轻视他。
3. I despise his refusing to accept responsibility.
   他拒不承担责任，我鄙视他。
4. It is incorrect to despise woman.
   轻视妇女是错误的。
5. Practice is as important as theory, but we are apt to value the latter and despise the former.
   实践与理论一样重要，但是我们易于珍视后者而轻视前者。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+ ～+n./pron.

1. Honest boys despise lies and liars.
   诚实的孩子鄙视谎言和说谎者。

经典引文

• He hates and despises cheaters at cards, or dice.

  出自： D. Runyon

• One of the vaqueros who still despised the jeep or Ford as a means of locomotion.

  出自： E. Ferber

词义辨析

despise，scorn，look down upon

• 这些动词或短语动词均表示“轻视，蔑视”之意。
• despise指由于卑鄙、软弱，渺小或无价值等而被轻视。
• scorn语气较强，指极端的蔑视，常伴有愤怒或恼怒的情感。
• look down upon指自视地位优越而蔑视他人或事。

近反义词

【近义词】

• scorn 轻蔑
• hate 憎恨
• loathe 厌恶
• look down on 俯视
• spurn 轻蔑地拒绝
• deride 嘲笑
• disdain 轻蔑
• contemn 侮辱
• dislike 不喜欢
• detest 厌恶
• abhor 憎恶
• abominate 痛恨
• look down upon 轻视

【反义词】

• esteem 尊敬
• respect 尊敬
• value 价值
• appreciate 欣赏
• admire 钦佩

派生词

v.(动词)

• despisingly adv. 看不起地，鄙视地