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contemptible

英 [kənˈtemptəbl]

美 [kənˈtemptəbl]

adj.  可轻蔑的; 可鄙的; 卑劣的

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BNC.21198 / COCA.24968

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.

    • 可轻蔑的;可鄙的;卑劣的
      not deserving any respect at all
      1. contemptible behaviour
        卑劣的行为

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 可轻蔑的;可鄙的;卑劣的
      If you feel that someone or something iscontemptible, you feel strong dislike and disrespect for them.
      1. Catherine was ready to explode. 'I think you're contemptible!'
        凯瑟琳气得快要炸了。“我觉得你真是可鄙!”
      2. ...this contemptible act of violence.
        这种卑劣的暴力行径

    英英释义

    adj

    • deserving of contempt or scorn

      双语例句

      • I think it's contemptible the way he's behaved toward her.
        我认为他对她的态度是可耻的。
      • You can tell he is a rude and contemptible man by the content of his hostile comments.
        从他充满仇意的言语内容中,大家不难看出他是个粗野可鄙的人。
      • He is a contemptible guy because he often cheats in exams.
        他考试时经常作弊,太无耻了。
      • Have the contemptible mini-attackers use missile weapons, ambushes, or preset traps towards which they herd the PCs.
        有卑鄙迷你使用导弹武器攻击,伏击,或预设的陷阱,他们对牛群的个人电脑。
      • She curried favor with the leader by contemptible means.
        她用卑鄙的手段博取领导的欢心。
      • Edward's taste was contemptible in books, in pictures and in music.
        爱德华对于书本、图画和音乐欣赏趣味是低贱的。
      • Having or showing a contemptible, mean-spirited, or selfish lack of human decency.
        卑贱的具有或表现出可鄙的,卑贱的,卑鄙的自私的而没有人的可敬的行为标准。
      • In the election, he played the role of a contemptible wretch making trouble.
        在选举中他扮演了一个跳梁小丑的角色。
      • Babbitt is far from being a contemptible figure.
        巴比特绝不是一个无足轻重的人物。
      • His cowardice in face of the enemy was contemptible.
        他在敌人面前胆小如鼠,真是可鄙。