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单词 detestable
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
de•test•a•ble  (di testə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. deserving to be detested;
    abominable;
    hateful.
  • Latin dētestābilis, equivalent. to dētest(ārī) to detest + -ābilis -able
  • Middle French
  • late Middle English 1375–1425
de•test′a•bili•ty, de•testa•ble•ness, n. 
de•testa•bly, adv. 
    execrable, abhorrent, loathsome, odious, vile.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
detestable /dɪˈtɛstəbəl/ adj
  1. being or deserving to be abhorred or detested; abominable; odious

deˌtestaˈbility, deˈtestableness n deˈtestably adv
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
de•test /dɪˈtɛst/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. to feel great hatred for; hate: [+ object]They detest war.[+ verb-ing]I detest jogging.
de•test•a•ble, adj.: Selfishness is a detestable quality.
de•tes•ta•tion /ˌditɛˈsteɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]See -test-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
de•test  (di test),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to feel abhorrence of;
    hate;
    dislike intensely.
  • Latin dētestārī to call down a curse upon, loathe, equivalent. to dē- de- + testārī to bear witness; see testate
  • Middle French detester
  • 1525–35
de•tester, n. 
    abhor, loathe, abominate, execrate, despise. See hate. 
    love, like.

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