1.(scorn)轻视；轻蔑；鄙视
I hope voters will treat his advice with the contempt it deserves.我希望选民们对他的建议嗤之以鼻, 这是他应得的。
They would often look at us with unmistakable contempt.他们经常用明显的轻蔑神情看着我们。
to have contempt for sb/sth鄙视…
He has contempt for those beyond his immediate family circle.他看不起自己家庭圈子之外的人。
2.(disgrace)耻辱
to hold sb/sth in contempt对…不屑一顾；轻视…
Small wonder that many voters hold their politicians in contempt.许多选民对政客们不屑一顾, 这不足为奇。
3.=contempt of court
4.beneath contempt为人不齿；极为卑鄙
The millionaire turncoat is beneath contempt for jumping from the Tories to Labour.从保守党变节到工党的那个富翁叛徒极为可鄙。
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