| 单词 | pet hate |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspet hate b. Humorously or ironically in expressions of dislike, as pet aversion, pet hate. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > hatred > dislike > [noun] > pet hate pet aversion1880 pet hate1939 1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad xxvi. 262 For years my pet aversion had been the cuckoo clock. 1919 C. H. Darling Jargon Bk. 25 Pet peeve, the thing that provokes you the most. 1922 A. Jekyll Kitchen Ess. 19 The housekeeper..should..try to recall both the pet aversions and the preferences of those for whom she is catering. 1939 Sun (Baltimore) 21 Apr. 28/2 Hill-passers, he said, were one of his ‘pet hates’. 1977 National Observer (U.S.) 22 Jan. 12/2 Another pet hate is the ‘News Flash’ that breaks into a program with total disregard for its distracting impact on the show. 1999 J. Cassidy Street Life 114 He was the epitome of all her pet hates: a Brummy, a traveller, unemployed, and a little on the niffy side. < as lemmas |
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