[VERB 动词]鄙视；藐视；看不起 If you despise something or someone, you dislike them and have a very low opinion of them.
[V n]
[V pron-refl for n/-ing]
I can never, ever forgive him. I despise him...
我永远不会原谅他。我鄙视他。
She secretly despises his work...
她暗地里瞧不起他的工作。
How I despised myself for my cowardice!
我是多么鄙视自己的怯懦啊！
Oxford
des·pise/dɪˈspaɪz; NAmEdɪˈspaɪz/verbdespisesb/sth ( not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) to dislike and have no respect for sb/sth 鄙视；蔑视；看不起◆She despised gossip in any form.她对任何形式的流言蜚语都嗤之以鼻。◆He despised himself for being so cowardly.他为自己如此怯懦而自惭形秽。☞synonyms at
to dislike and have a low opinion of someone or something: She despised her neighbours.► see thesaurus at
hate
GRAMMAR: Using the progressiveDespise is not used in the progressive. You say: · I despise such ignorance.✗Don’t say: I am despising such ignorance.Grammar guide ‒ VERBS
WDF
despise
[dɪˈspaɪz]despised, despising, despises
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轻视(100%)
vt.轻视，鄙视
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