Contemn
[kәn'tem]
解释:
(verb.) look down on with disdain; 'He despises the people he has to work for'; 'The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately'.
手打:利奥波德--From WordNet
解释:
(v. t.) To view or treat with contempt, as mean and despicable; to reject with disdain; to despise; to scorn.
手打:波莱特
同义词及近义词:
v. a. Despise, disdain, scorn, scout, spurn, slight, hold in contempt, look down upon, turn a cold shoulder upon, turn up one's nose at, snap one's fingers at, laugh to scorn, point the finger of scorn at.
编辑:摩尔
同义词及反义词:
SYN:Despise, disdain, deride, vilify, slight, disregard, scorn
ANT:Respect, revere, venerate, regard
校对:路易斯
解释:
v.t. to despise: to neglect to disregard.—n. Contem′ner.
盖尔校对
例句:
- He was the first man that brought ships to contemn castles on the shore. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- It was a life of toil; for rain and cold were more frequent than sunshine; but it was my pride to contemn the elements. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- On abuse, on reproach, on calumny, it is easy to smile; but painful indeed is the panegyric of those we contemn. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- Topsy was at first despised and contemned by the upper servants. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
- That this mixture arises from a tacit comparison of the person contemned or respected with ourselves is no less evident. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
- Shall I respect man, when he contemns me? 玛丽·雪莱. 弗兰肯斯坦.
手打:普里西拉