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distaste n.讨厌,嫌恶 Some people have a distaste for living in the suburbs, while others feel distaste at the thought of living packed into a large city with millions of other people. You might have a distaste for the sport of boxing, while your boxing-loving cousin's distaste is for ice dancing and synchronized swimming. When something's just not your taste — you don't care for it — you can say you have a distaste for it. ★☆☆☆☆ 2004.4

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[dis'teist] When you're disgusted by something, or simply dislike it, you have a distaste for it. You might have such a distaste for the smell of meat cooking that you only go to vegetarian restaurants. …… concluding they are anything but a counterbalance to the American distaste for intellectual pursuits. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]不喜欢；反感；厌恶 If you feel distaste for someone or something, you dislike them and consider them to be unpleasant, disgusting, or immoral.   [oft N for n]Roger looked at her with distaste...罗杰厌恶地看着她。He professed a distaste for everything related to money.他声称厌恶与金钱有关的一切。

英语单词	distaste
英美音标	[dis'teist]
中文释义	n.讨厌,嫌恶
vocab简明	When you're disgusted by something, or simply dislike it, you have a distaste for it. You might have such a distaste for the smell of meat cooking that you only go to vegetarian restaurants.
vocab扩展	Some people have a distaste for living in the suburbs, while others feel distaste at the thought of living packed into a large city with millions of other people. You might have a distaste for the sport of boxing, while your boxing-loving cousin's distaste is for ice dancing and synchronized swimming. When something's just not your taste — you don't care for it — you can say you have a distaste for it.
真题原句	…… concluding they are anything but a counterbalance to the American distaste for intellectual pursuits.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]不喜欢；反感；厌恶 If you feel distaste for someone or something, you dislike them and consider them to be unpleasant, disgusting, or immoral. [oft N for n] Roger looked at her with distaste... 罗杰厌恶地看着她。 He professed a distaste for everything related to money. 他声称厌恶与金钱有关的一切。
来源	2004.4

Distaste Dislike Living Feel Dis'teist N.讨厌,嫌恶 Disgusted Simply