despicable ♦︎ cheap ♦︎ dishonourable ♦︎ worthless ♦︎ feckless ♦︎ contemptibleThese words all describe people or actions that deserve hatred or no respect.这些词均表示人或行为可鄙的、卑鄙的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆despicable / dishonourable of sb◆despicable / dishonourable conduct◆a despicable / worthless / feckless / contemptible man / woman◆a worthless / feckless husband / wife / father / mother / parent◆absolutely despicable / worthless■despicable dɪˈspɪkəbl (formal, disapproving) deserving hatred and condemnation(= the expression of very strong disapproval)卑鄙的;应受谴责的◆That was a despicable act.那是一种卑鄙行为。◆I hate you! You're despicable.我恨你!你真卑鄙。 see also despise ⇨ hate■cheap (disapproving) (of a person) having a low status and therefore not deserving respect; (of an action) unpleasant or unkind and rather obvious(人)卑贱的,可鄙的;(行为)令人讨厌的,明显不友好的◆His treatment of her made her feel cheap(= ashamed, because she had lost her respect for herself).他那样待她使她觉得很丢脸。◆I was tired of her cheap jokes at my expense.我厌烦她拿我开低俗的玩笑。ⓘ When cheap is used to describe a person, it nearly always refers in an offensive and disapproving way to a woman who likes to attract men and have sex. * cheap描述人时几乎总是修饰那些喜欢勾引男人并与之发生性行为的女人,含冒犯或不满的态度◆a cheap floozy / tart / whore下贱的荡妇/骚货/婊子When used to describe an action, cheap usually collocates with joke, laugh, trick or jibe. * cheap描述行为时通常与joke、laugh、trick或jibe搭配。■dishonourable (BrE) (NAmEdishonorable) dɪsˈɒnərəbl; NAmEdɪsˈɑːnərəbl (ratherformal, disapproving) not deserving any respect; immoral or unacceptable不名誉的;不光彩的;可耻的◆It would have been dishonourable of her not to keep her promise.她要是不履行诺言就太不道义了。◆He was given a dishonourable discharge(= an order to leave the army for unacceptable behaviour).他因行为不轨被开除了军籍。OPPhonourable ⇨ respectable, honourable ⇨ worthy see also dishonour ⇨ disgracenoun2▸dishonourably
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◆She acted dishonourably in accepting money for information.她出卖情报的行为很可耻。■worthless (disapproving) (of a person) having no good qualities or useful skills(人)品质坏的,一无是处的◆He's just a worthless individual.他实在是个品质坏的人。◆Constant rejections made her feel worthless.屡遭拒绝使她觉得自己一无是处。 see also worth ⇨ valuenoun1■feckless (ratherformal, written, disapproving) (of a person) having a weak character; not behaving in a responsible way(人)性格懦弱的,不负责任的◆Her husband was a charming, but lazy and feckless man.她丈夫讨人喜欢,但却是个懒惰没出息的人。■contemptiblekənˈtemptəbl (formal, disapproving) not deserving any respect at all可鄙的;卑劣的;遭人唾弃的◆I will not tolerate this mean and contemptible behaviour.我不会容忍这种卑鄙恶劣的行为。 see also contempt ⇨ contempt
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