hate
verb[IorT]
uk/heɪt/us/heɪt/A2
todislikesomeone or something very much:
憎恨，憎恶，厌恶Kelly hates herteacher.凯莉厌恶她的老师。
She hated thecold,darkdaysofwinter.她不喜欢冬天寒冷阴暗的日子。
I hate it when you do that.我非常讨厌你那样做。
[+ -ing verb]I have always hatedspeakinginpublic.我一直讨厌在公共场合讲话。
I hate himtellingme what do to all thetime.我讨厌他每时每刻都在告诉我该做什么。
[+ to infinitive]I hate(= do notwant)tointerrupt, but it'stimeweleft.我不想打断你，但我们该走了。
I'd hate(= would not like)youtothinkI didn'tappreciatewhat you'd done.我不愿让你认为我不感激你做的事。
to hate someone or something
- hateI hate camping.
- detestI detest any kind of cruelty.
- loathe"Do you like cabbage?" "No, I loathe it."
- despiseShe despised him for the way he treated her.
- Myjobis soroutineandboring- I hate it.
- I would hate tolosecontactwith myoldschoolfriends.
- He hatestravellingbyplane.
- Irememberhow much I hated doingsumswhen I was atschool.
- As achildI hated mybrother, but now we get onwonderfully.
Not liking
- abhor
- abide
- abominate
- anti-American
- anti-British
- cup
- cut
- deplore
- despise
- detest
- disdain
- disdainful
- mind
- not besomeone'scup of teaidiom
- not go much onsomethingidiom
- not have a civil word to say aboutsomeoneidiom
- not know whatsomeonesees insomeone/somethingidiom
- not take kindly tosomethingidiom
- stand
- thing
Grammar
Hate,like,loveandprefer
We can use hate, like, love and prefer with an -ing form or with a to-infinitive:…Idiom
hatesomeone'sguts
Phrasal verb
hate onsomeone
hate
noun[CorU]
uk/heɪt/us/heɪt/C1
anextremelystrongdislike:
憎恨，憎恶She gave him alookofpurehate.她非常憎恨地看了他一眼。
Thefeelingsof hategrewstrongereveryday.仇恨一天天加深。
UKOne of mypethates(= one of themainthings Idislike)ispeoplewho useyournameall the while when they'respeakingto you.我最讨厌那些跟你说话时不停地叫你名字的人。
Synonyms
abhorrenceformal
detestationformal
hatred
loathingformal
odiumformal
Opposite
love
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