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con·temptBrE /kənˈtempt/NAmE /kənˈtempt/ noun [U, sing.] the feeling that sb/sth is without value and deserves no respect at all 蔑视；轻蔑；鄙视◆She looked at him with contempt. 她轻蔑地看着他。◆I shall treat that suggestion with the contempt it deserves. 我对那项建议当然会不屑一顾。◆His treatment of his children is beneath contempt (= so unacceptable that it is not even worth feeling contempt for). 他对待自己子女的那种行径为人所不齿。◆Politicians seem to be generally held in contempt by ordinary people. 一般百姓似乎普遍看不起从政者。◆~ for sb/sthThey had shown a contempt for the values she thought important. 他们对她所认为重要的价值表示蔑视。~ for stha lack of worry or fear about rules, danger, etc. （对规则、危险等的）藐视，不顾◆The firefighters showed a contempt for their own safety. 那些消防队员已把他们自己的安全置之度外。◆His remarks betray a staggering contempt for the truth (= are completely false). 他的话表明他完全无视事情的真相。 = contempt of court ◆He could be jailed for two years for contempt. 他由于藐视法庭可能被监禁两年。◆She was held in contempt for refusing to testify. 她因拒绝作证而被判藐视法庭罪。 ●familiarity breeds conˈtempt(saying) knowing sb/sth very well may cause you to lose admiration and respect for them/it 过分亲密就会有所侮慢 |