| 词组 | contempt |
| 释义 | contempt /kənˈtempt/ noun a feeling that someone or something is not important and deserves no respectadjectivesutter/total/complete contempt Sally looked at him with utter contempt.great/deep contempt also profound contempt formal He seemed to have a deep contempt for women. | It was a gesture of profound contempt.the utmost contempt (=great contempt) Many people regarded the government with the utmost contempt.open/undisguised contempt (=that you do not try to hide) Her expression was one of open contempt.barely/thinly disguised contempt (=obvious because someone is not hiding it very well) He corrected my mistake with barely disguised contempt.cold/icy contempt (=that shows in a very unfriendly way) I noticed the icy contempt in his voice.withering contempt (=that makes someone feel very unimportant) She treated some of her staff with withering contempt.verbstreat sth with contempt The opinions of the public should not be ignored or treated with contempt.have/feel contempt for sth He had a deep contempt for authority. | The contempt he felt for his fellow students was obvious.view/regard sb with contempt (=feel contempt for them) Anyone who did not have a job was regarded with contempt.hold sb in contempt (=feel contempt for them) He holds us in contempt because we do not agree with him.show contempt for sb Throwing litter on the floor shows total contempt for other people.express contempt for sth In public he expressed great contempt for the government.hide your contempt for sth also conceal your contempt for sth formal He tried hard to hide his contempt for their idiotic questions.prepositionscontempt for sb/sth He could not hide his contempt for his boss.with contempt She looked at me with contempt.beneath contempt (=very bad and not deserving any respect at all) That sort of behaviour is simply beneath contempt.phrasesa look of contempt He gave her a look of contempt.have/feel nothing but contempt for sb I have nothing but contempt for people who treat animals badly.treat sth with the contempt it deserves She treated these accusations with the contempt they deserved.familiarity breeds contempt (=if you know someone very well, you may respect them less)Contempt (of court)This phrase is used about the crime of not doing what a court of law has ordered you to do: He was fined for contempt of court, after he failed to attend the trial. |
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