germophobe
noun[C]
(alsogermaphobe)uk/ˈdʒɜː.mə.fəʊb/us/ˈdʒɜ˞ː.mə.foʊb/someone who has afearofgerms(=smallorganismsthatcausedisease)that is sostrongthat it is notnormalorreasonable:
害怕细菌的人,有洁癖的人He is a germophobe who must behandedaperfumedwipeafter everyhandshake.他有洁癖,每次握手后都必须要给他一张带香味的纸巾。
- The Aviator was a $100mepicby Scorsese on themoviemogul,pioneeringaviatorandinfamousgermophobe Howard Hughes.
- You don'twantto be a germaphobe, butfollowingbasichygienicprinciplesshouldminimizetheriskofinfection.
- Theprotagonistis acomicbundleofneuroses: he's a germophobe.
- She was a germaphobe, butletthedogsleepin thebedwith her, which didn't makesenseto me.
Feelings of dislike and hatred
- abhorrence
- abomination
- anathema
- animosity
- animus
- disgust
- dislike
- distaste
- distastefully
- enmity
- misandrist
- misandry
- misanthrope
- misanthropy
- misogynist
- repulsion
- sore point
- technophobe
- transmisogyny
- vitriol
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