contemptible

英 [kənˈtemptəbl] 美 [kənˈtemptəbl]

adj.  可轻蔑的; 可鄙的; 卑劣的

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BNC.21198 / COCA.24968



牛津词典

adj.

  1. 可轻蔑的;可鄙的;卑劣的
    not deserving any respect at all
    1. contemptible behaviour
      卑劣的行为

柯林斯词典

  1. ADJ-GRADED 可轻蔑的;可鄙的;卑劣的
    If you feel that someone or something is contemptible, you feel strong dislike and disrespect for them.
    1. Catherine was ready to explode. 'I think you're contemptible!'
      凯瑟琳气得快要炸了。“我觉得你真是可鄙!”
    2. ...this contemptible act of violence.
      这种卑劣的暴力行径

双语例句

  1. Catherine was ready to explode. 'I think you're contemptible!'
    凯瑟琳气得快要炸了。“我觉得你真是可鄙!”
  2. Selfishness is contemptible.
    自私自利是可鄙的。
  3. At this moment hope makes me despise their riches, which seem to me contemptible.
    现在,我的希望使我鄙视他们的财富,那笔钱在我看来似乎太不值一提了。
  4. His contemptuous attitude towards us is contemptible.
    他对我们的那种傲慢的态度实在可卑。
  5. Having or showing a contemptible, mean-spirited, or selfish lack of human decency.
    卑贱的具有或表现出可鄙的,卑贱的,卑鄙的自私的而没有人的可敬的行为标准。
  6. For a person in a position of such responsibility her behaviour was contemptible.
    作为一个负有如此重大责任的人,她的行为十分可鄙。
  7. Edward's taste was contemptible in books, in pictures and in music.
    爱德华对于书本、图画和音乐欣赏趣味是低贱的。
  8. That was a contemptible trick to play on a friend.
    这是对朋友玩弄的卑鄙的手段。
  9. I think it's contemptible the way he's behaved toward her.
    我认为他对她的态度是可耻的。
  10. You are showing a contemptible lack of courage.
    你缺乏勇气,令人可鄙。
  11. He is a contemptible guy because he often cheats in exams.
    他考试时经常作弊,太无耻了。
  12. In that ye say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.
    因你们说,耶和华的桌子是可藐视的。
  13. In the election, he played the role of a contemptible wretch making trouble.
    在选举中他扮演了一个跳梁小丑的角色。
  14. He played the part of contemptible scoundrel in the incident.
    他在这个事件中扮演了一个跳梁小丑的角色。
  15. Have the contemptible mini-attackers use missile weapons, ambushes, or preset traps towards which they herd the PCs.
    有卑鄙迷你使用导弹武器攻击,伏击,或预设的陷阱,他们对牛群的个人电脑。
  16. Worthy of no respect; vulgar or contemptible.
    不值得尊敬的;粗鄙的或可鄙的。
  17. Needless to say, the idea of attaining fame and position for oneself by pretentiousness is even more contemptible.
    至于以装腔作势来达到名誉和地位的目的,那更是卑劣的念头,不待说的了。
  18. She curried favor with the leader by contemptible means.
    她用卑鄙的手段博取领导的欢心。
  19. You can tell he is a rude and contemptible man by the content of his hostile comments.
    从他充满仇意的言语内容中,大家不难看出他是个粗野可鄙的人。
  20. To me, all these spontaneous responses of his were contemptible and despicable.
    他的这些,在我看来都是笑柄,可鄙的。
  21. He is contemptible for his meanness.
    他很卑劣,实在可鄙。
  22. Drug-taking is a form of escapism for some people. stooping to contemptible methods to realize their ambitions;
    对有些人来说,吸毒是一种逃避现实的手段.为实现他们的野心而卑屈到采取可鄙的手段;
  23. In that instant, I thought I suddenly felt Lu Qing not so contemptible.
    在那一瞬间,我突然觉得陆青没有我想象的那么卑鄙。
  24. His cowardice in face of the enemy was contemptible.
    他在敌人面前胆小如鼠,真是可鄙。
  25. The members censured him since he had done a very contemptible thing.
    因为他做了一件很可鄙的事情,会员们都责难他。
  26. That was a contemptible trick to play on a friend!
    那是一种耍弄朋友的卑鄙伎俩!
  27. You are a contemptible worm!
    你是个卑鄙的小人!
  28. We ask all of our Janus customers to keep in mind this contemptible situation whenever purchasing Janus diskettes.
    我们要求我们的所有贾纳斯客户在采购贾纳斯软盘时牢记这一种卑鄙的情况。
  29. Babbitt is far from being a contemptible figure.
    巴比特绝不是一个无足轻重的人物。

同义词辨析

  abominable contemptible despicable detestable【导航词义:可憎的】

  abominable adj. 令人厌恶的,极其讨厌的

〔辨析〕强调让人十分厌恶、极不喜欢的。

〔例证〕
Their cruel treatment of animals was abominable.
他们对待动物的残忍行为实在令人憎恶。
Robbery is one of the most abominable crimes.
抢劫是最令人憎恶的罪行之一。

  contemptible adj. 〈文〉可鄙的

〔辨析〕强调某人或某事物让人瞧不起的。

〔例证〕
He never believed those contemptible rumours.
他从未信过那些可鄙的谣言。
The cop was portrayed as a contemptible coward.
那个警察被刻画成可鄙的胆小鬼。

  despicable adj. 〈正式〉令人厌恶的,卑鄙的

〔辨析〕强调极不道德的,含令人鄙视之意。

〔例证〕
It was despicable of him to abandon his wife and children.
他抛弃了妻小,实在是卑鄙。
The bombing was a despicable crime.
这次爆炸是一起卑劣的罪行。

  detestable adj. 〈正式〉可憎的,可恨的

〔辨析〕表示愤恨之程度极为强烈的。

〔例证〕
Liars are detestable.
说谎话的人令人憎恨。
The detestable murderer was hanged.
那个可恨的凶手被处以绞刑。

英英释义

adj

  1. deserving of contempt or scorn