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loathe

UK //ləʊð//US //loʊð//

词源

源自古英语 lāthian(令人厌恶的),与古诺尔斯语 leiða(使厌恶)同源。

verb

❶ 表示强烈厌恶或憎恨某人或某事物,程度比 dislike 更深,带有情感上的排斥感。

“She loathes the smell of cigarette smoke.”

(她极其厌恶香烟的气味。)

“He loathes having to get up early in the morning.”

(他非常讨厌早上必须早起。)

同义词:detest, abhor, despise, hate, abominate

常见短语

loathe to do something — 表示极不情愿做某事,带有强烈的抵触情绪。

“She was loathe to admit she was wrong.”

(她极不情愿承认自己错了。)