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loathed

UK //ləʊðd//US //loʊðd//

词源

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

verb

❶ 表示强烈厌恶或憎恨,比普通的 dislike 程度更深,带有情感上的排斥感。

“She loathed the smell of cigarette smoke.”

(她极度厌恶香烟的气味。)

“He loathed having to attend those boring meetings.”

(他非常讨厌参加那些无聊的会议。)

同义词:detest, abhor, despise, hate

常见短语

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

“She was loathed to admit she was wrong.”

(她极不情愿承认自己错了。)