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Contempt Respect Kənˈtempt Somebody/Something Treat Court Hold Treated

word contempt
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contempt

[kənˈtempt]

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轻蔑(52%),轻视(48%)
n.轻视,蔑视;耻辱
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1
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]鄙视;蔑视;轻视 If you have contempt for someone or something, you have no respect for them or think that they are unimportant.
  [oft N for n]
  • He has contempt for those beyond his immediate family circle...

    他鄙视直系亲属圈子以外的人。

  • I hope voters will treat his advice with the contempt it deserves.

    我希望选民们给予其建议应有的鄙视。

2
[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]同 contempt of court Contempt means the same as contempt of court .
  [LEGAL 法律]
  • Mr. Kelly was sentenced to six months in prison for contempt.

    凯利先生因藐视法庭被判6个月监禁。

3
[PHRASE 短语]鄙视;蔑视;轻视 If you hold someone or something in contempt, you feel contempt for them. familiarity breeds contempt→see:
familiarity
  [V inflects]
  • Small wonder that many voters hold their politicians in contempt.

    无怪乎很多选民看不起他们的政治家。


Oxford
con·tempt / kənˈtempt ; NAmE kənˈtempt / noun [uncountable ,  singular ] 1 the feeling that sb/sth is without value and deserves no respect at all 蔑视;轻蔑;鄙视 She looked at him with contempt. 她轻蔑地看着他。 I shall treat that suggestion with the contempt it deserves. 我对那项建议当然会不屑一顾。 His treatment of his children is beneath contempt (= so unacceptable that it is not even worth feeling contemptfor). 他对待自己子女的那种行径为人所不齿。 Politicians seem to be generally held in contemptby ordinary people. 一般百姓似乎普遍看不起从政者。 contemptfor sb/sth They had shown a contempt for the values she thought important. 他们对她所认为重要的价值表示蔑视。 2 contemptfor sth a lack of worry or fear about rules, danger, etc. (对规则、危险等的)藐视,不顾 The firefighters showed a contempt for their own safety. 那些消防队员已把他们自己的安全置之度外。 His remarks betray a staggering contempt for the truth (= are completely false). 他的话表明他完全无视事情的真相。 3 =
contempt of court
He could be jailed for two years for contempt. 他由于藐视法庭可能被监禁两年。 She was held in contemptfor refusing to testify. 她因拒绝作证而被判藐视法庭罪。
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con·tempt / kənˈtempt ; NAmE kənˈtempt /
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contemptcon‧tempt /kənˈtempt/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]
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1a feeling that someone or something is not important and deserves no respectcontempt for The contempt he felt for his fellow students was obvious.utter/deep contempt The report shows utter contempt for women’s judgement.open/undisguised contempt She looked at him with undisguised contempt. The public is treated with contempt by broadcasters. How could she have loved a man who so clearly held her in contempt?beneath contempt That sort of behaviour is simply beneath contempt (=does not deserve respect or attention).2 law disobedience or disrespect towards a court of law:  He was jailed for seven days for contempt of court.in contempt of something He was found in contempt of the order.3complete lack of fear about somethingcontempt for his contempt for dangerCOLLOCATIONSverbstreat somebody/something with contempt· The opinions of the public should not be ignored or treated with contempt.have contempt for somebody/something (also feel contempt for somebody/something)· He had a deep contempt for authority.show contempt· Her face showed clearly the contempt she felt for them.hold somebody/something in contempt (=have a low opinion of something or someone, and show it)· He was one of those men who hold in contempt those who do not share his point of view.adjectivesutter/total contempt· Sally looked at him with utter contempt.the utmost 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.deep contempt (=great contempt)· There is a deep contempt for the commercialism in the West.cold/icy contempt (=that shows in a very unfriendly way)· I noticed the icy contempt in his voice.withering contempt (=that makes you feel very inferior)· She treated some of her staff with withering contempt.phrasesa look of contempt· He gave her a look of contempt that made her want to hit him.have/feel/show etc nothing but contempt· The public should have nothing but contempt for bad journalism.treat somebody/something with the contempt they deserve· She treated these accusations with the contempt they deserved.familiarity breeds contempt (=used to say that if you know someone very well, you may respect them less)

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