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单词 despicable
释义
despicabledes‧pic‧a‧ble /dɪˈspɪkəbəl, ˈdespɪ-/ adjective Word Origin
WORD ORIGINdespicable
Origin:
1500-1600 Late Latin despicabilis, from Latin despicari ‘to look down on’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Abusing a child is a despicable act.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • How could anyone believe such a low, despicable thing of her?
  • It's despicable to make me admit it.
  • Police say the man escaped across fields after what they said was a despicable attack.
  • She is using the most despicable word she can think of.
  • The first is purely despicable and the second is simply contemptible.
  • To pretend would be despicable - or would it?
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 a despicable act of terrorism
 a despicable crime
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· Courtney must be stopped from carrying out more despicable crimes.
extremely bad, immoral, or cruel:  It’s despicable the way he treats those kids. a despicable act of terrorism a despicable crimedespicably adverb
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