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contempt noun 1lack of respect 缺乏尊重ADJECTIVE | VERB + CONTEMPT | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEcomplete, deep, great, open, outright, pure, utter, withering 十足的轻蔑;极大的轻蔑;公然的轻蔑;纯粹的轻蔑;让人难堪的轻蔑cold, icy 冷漠的轻蔑healthy (especially BrE) 正常合理的蔑视◆She'd developed what she considered a healthy contempt for authority.她养成了蔑视权威的习惯,认为这是正常合理的。barely disguised (especially BrE) , thinly disguised 几乎不加掩饰的蔑视VERB + CONTEMPTfeel, have, hold sb/sth in 蔑视;轻视⋯◆He felt nothing but contempt for them.他对他们只有蔑视。◆Politicians seem to be generally held in contempt by the police.政治人物似乎通常都受到警方的蔑视。betray, demonstrate, display, express, show 流露出轻蔑;表现出蔑视◆His remarks betray an utter contempt for the truth (= are completely false).他不顾事实,满口胡言。conceal, hide 隐藏蔑视regard sb/sth with, treat sb/sth with 轻蔑地看待⋯/对待⋯deserve, earn 理应受蔑视◆I shall treat that suggestion with the contempt it deserves.我对那条建议嗤之以鼻,这是理所当然的。PREPOSITIONcontempt for 对⋯的轻蔑◆He has a deep contempt for racists.他对种族主义者极端蔑视。beneath contempt 为人所不齿◆His treatment of his children is beneath contempt (= so bad it is not even worth feeling contempt for).他对自己的孩子这么狠,真让人不齿。with contempt 轻蔑地◆She looked at him with barely disguised contempt.她看着他,几乎毫不掩饰自己的轻蔑。 |