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detestable

英 [dɪˈtestəbl]

美 [dɪˈtestəbl]

adj.  可憎的; 可恨的; 令人讨厌的

GRE

BNC.34768 / COCA.33378

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.

    • 可憎的;可恨的;令人讨厌的
      that deserves to be hated
      1. All terrorist crime is detestable, whoever the victims.
        无论受害者是谁,一切恐怖主义罪行都是可憎的。

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED 令人厌恶的;讨厌的;可憎的
      If you say that someone or something isdetestable, you mean you dislike them very much.
      1. I find their views detestable.
        我觉得他们的观点十分可憎。

    双语例句

    • You're a monster. a detestable, abominable monster.
      你是个又可恨又可恶的混世魔王。
    • She held it must be detestable to be afraid or ashamed.
      她觉得,胆怯和羞耻都是要不得的。
    • Selfishness is a detestable quality in anyone.
      自私是一种可恨的品质。
    • Pakistan denied involvement, with president Asif Ali Zardari describing the attack as detestable.
      巴基斯坦否认与恐怖袭击有关,巴基斯坦总统阿西夫•阿里•扎尔达里(AsifAliZardari)形容此次袭击是令人憎恶的。
    • You hated them because of their detestable practices, their sorcery and unholy worship.
      因为他们操行巫术和邪恶的祭祀,作出了最可憎恶的事。
    • The experience was a detestable ordeal, and it cured him of any ambitions to direct again
      那次经历是一次令人厌恶的煎熬,使得他放弃了任何再当导演的想法。
    • The old detestable world of tension had passed away at last, his soul was strong and at ease.
      从前那可憎的紧张状态最终已经过去了,他的灵魂坚定而自若。
    • They served him by himself, the brothers by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because Egyptians could not eat with Hebrews, for that is detestable to Egyptians.
      他们就为约瑟单摆了一席,为那些人又摆了一席,也为和约瑟同吃饭的埃及人另摆了一席,因为埃及人不可和希伯来人一同吃饭;那原是埃及人所厌恶的。
    • I find their views detestable.
      我觉得他们的观点十分可憎。
    • What is highly valued among men is detestable in God's sight.
      因为人所尊贵的,是神看为可憎恶的。