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detestable

英 [dɪˈtestəbl]

美 [dɪˈtestəbl]

adj.  可憎的; 可恨的; 令人讨厌的

GRE

BNC.34768 / COCA.33378

同义词辨析

abominablecontemptibledespicabledetestable【导航词义:可憎的】

abominableadj. 令人厌恶的,极其讨厌的
〔辨析〕
强调让人十分厌恶、极不喜欢的。
〔例证〕
Their cruel treatment of animals was abominable.
他们对待动物的残忍行为实在令人憎恶。
Robbery is one of the most abominable crimes.
抢劫是最令人憎恶的罪行之一。
contemptibleadj. 〈文〉可鄙的
〔辨析〕
强调某人或某事物让人瞧不起的。
〔例证〕
He never believed those contemptible rumours.
他从未信过那些可鄙的谣言。
The cop was portrayed as a contemptible coward.
那个警察被刻画成可鄙的胆小鬼。
despicableadj. 〈正式〉令人厌恶的,卑鄙的
〔辨析〕
强调极不道德的,含令人鄙视之意。
〔例证〕
It was despicable of him to abandon his wife and children.
他抛弃了妻小,实在是卑鄙。
The bombing was a despicable crime.
这次爆炸是一起卑劣的罪行。
detestableadj. 〈正式〉可憎的,可恨的
〔辨析〕
表示愤恨之程度极为强烈的。
〔例证〕
Liars are detestable.
说谎话的人令人憎恨。
The detestable murderer was hanged.
那个可恨的凶手被处以绞刑。

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 可憎的;可恨的;令人讨厌的
      that deserves to be hated
      1. All terrorist crime is detestable, whoever the victims.
        无论受害者是谁,一切恐怖主义罪行都是可憎的。

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 令人厌恶的;讨厌的;可憎的
      If you say that someone or something isdetestable, you mean you dislike them very much.
      1. I find their views detestable.
        我觉得他们的观点十分可憎。

    双语例句

    • You left it open; and those& those detestable creatures won't bring coals to the fire.
      你们把门开着啦;那些&那些可恶的东西不肯给火添煤。
    • She held it must be detestable to be afraid or ashamed.
      她觉得,胆怯和羞耻都是要不得的。
    • And if we offer sacrifices that are detestable in their eyes, will they not stone us?
      若把埃及人所厌恶的在他们眼前献为祭,他们岂不拿石头打死我们吗?
    • Anything living in the water that does not have fins and scales is to be detestable to you.
      凡水里无翅无鳞的,你们都当以为可憎。
    • You serve a detestable regime.
      你替一个可恶的政权效劳。
    • I was glad to get out of the detestable presence of the cook and to be off my feet.
      离开那个可憎的厨子走出来,是我所求之不得的。
    • Pakistan denied involvement, with president Asif Ali Zardari describing the attack as detestable.
      巴基斯坦否认与恐怖袭击有关,巴基斯坦总统阿西夫•阿里•扎尔达里(AsifAliZardari)形容此次袭击是令人憎恶的。
    • Your incense is detestable to me.
      香品是我所憎恶的。
    • Everyone who does any of these detestable things-such persons must be cut off from their people.
      无论什么人,行了其中可憎的一件事,必从民中剪除。
    • What is highly valued among men is detestable in God's sight.
      因为人所尊贵的,是神看为可憎恶的。