contemptuous

英 [kənˈtemptʃuəs]

美 [kənˈtemptʃuəs]

adj.  蔑视的; 鄙视的; 表示轻蔑的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 蔑视的；鄙视的；表示轻蔑的
  feeling or showing that you have no respect for sb/sth
  1. She gave him a contemptuous look.
     她鄙夷地看了他一眼。
  2. He was contemptuous of everything I did.
     他对我所做的一切都不屑一顾。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 蔑视的;藐视的;鄙视的
  If you arecontemptuous ofsomeone or something, you do not like or respect them at all.
  1. He was contemptuous of private farmers...
     他看不起私营农场主。
  2. He's openly contemptuous of all the major political parties...
     他公然蔑视各大党派。
  3. She gave a contemptuous little laugh.
     她鄙夷地轻轻笑了笑。

英英释义

adj

• expressing extreme contempt
  Synonym:disdainfulinsultingscornful

双语例句

• He's openly contemptuous of all the major political parties
  他公然蔑视各大党派。
• She cast a contemptuous glance at him.
  她用轻蔑的目光扫了他一眼。
• And I marvel that you can be so contemptuous of me
  我真是觉得奇怪你够胆这样轻蔑我
• His lack of success had made him contemptuous of the way the London theatre was run.
  他的屡屡失败使他对伦敦戏剧业的经营方式产生了鄙视。
• They were openly contemptuous of my suggestions.
  他们公然蔑视我的建议。
• Rommel and his junior officers were openly contemptuous of the Americans 'ability to fight.
  隆美尔和他手下的军官公开地蔑视美国人的战斗能力。
• They are bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous or pessimistic.
  他们用或尖刻或轻蔑的态度表达怀疑、轻蔑和悲观的看法。
• The rich man is contemptuous of my humble home and poor surroundings.
  富人看不起我简陋的家和贫穷的生活环境。
• Formerly a contemptuous term of address to an inferior man or boy; often used in anger.
  原意指对一个下级的男子和少年的带有侮蔑性的称呼；通常在生气时使用。
• Any backwardness in her family towards him is due to his cold and contemptuous behavior.
  她家里人对他的迟疑归咎於他冷淡轻蔑的行为。