des·pise
verb/dɪˈspaɪz/
/dɪˈspaɪz/
not used in the progressive tensesVerb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they despise | /dɪˈspaɪz/ /dɪˈspaɪz/ |
| he / she / it despises | /dɪˈspaɪzɪz/ /dɪˈspaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple despised | /dɪˈspaɪzd/ /dɪˈspaɪzd/ |
| past participle despised | /dɪˈspaɪzd/ /dɪˈspaɪzd/ |
| past simple despising | /dɪˈspaɪzɪŋ/ /dɪˈspaɪzɪŋ/ |
| past participle despising | /dɪˈspaɪzɪŋ/ /dɪˈspaɪzɪŋ/ |
- to dislike and have no respect for somebody/something
鄙视；蔑视；看不起 - despise somebody/something She despised gossip in any form.
她对任何形式的流言蜚语都嗤之以鼻。 - I don’t know why they despise me so much.
我不知道他们为什么这么鄙视我。 - despise somebody/yourself for (doing) something He despised himself for being so cowardly.
他为自己如此怯懦而自惭形秽。 - She thoroughly despised him for his weakness.
她因为他的软弱而十分鄙视他。
Synonyms hatehatedislike ▪ can’t stand ▪ despise ▪ can’t bear ▪ loathe ▪ detestThese words all mean to have a strong feeling of dislike for somebody/something.hate to have a strong feeling of dislike for somebody/something. Although hate is generally a very strong verb, it is also commonly used in spoken or informal English to talk about people or things that you dislike in a less important way, for example a particular type of food: He hates violence in any form. • I’ve always hated cabbage. dislike (rather formal) to not like somebody/something. Dislike is a rather formal word; it is less formal, and more usual, to say that you don't like somebody/something, especially in spoken English: I don’t like it when you phone me so late at night. can’t stand (rather informal) used to emphasize that you really do not like somebody/something:Topics Preferences and decisionsc1- I can’t stand his brother.
他弟弟让我受不了。 - She couldn’t stand being kept waiting.
叫她等着，她会受不了。
- He despised himself for being so cowardly.
他为自己如此怯懦而自惭形秽。
- I can’t bear having cats in the house.
家里有猫我可受不了。
- They loathe each other.
他们相互讨厌对方。
- They absolutely detest each other.
他们完全是相互憎恨。
- I hate/dislike/can’t stand/can’t bear/loathe/detest doing something.
- I hate/can’t bear to do something.
- I hate/dislike/can’t stand/can’t bear it when…
- I really hate/dislike/can’t stand/despise/can’t bear/detest somebody/something.
- I absolutely hate/can’t stand/loathe/detest somebody/something.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- absolutely
- really
- thoroughly
- …
- for
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French despire, from Latin despicere, from de- ‘down’ + specere ‘look at’. - despise somebody/something She despised gossip in any form.