detested
past simple and past participle ofdetest
| 单词 | detested |
| 释义 | detested past simple and past participle ofdetest detest verb[Tnot continuous] uk/dɪˈtest/us/dɪˈtest/tohatesomeone or something very much: I detest anykindofcruelty. [+ -ing verb]I detest havingto get up when it'sdarkoutside. her detestedolderbrother to hate someone or something
Not liking
Examplesofdetesteddetested In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Nevertheless, thedetestedforms of human oppression are not enough, so to speak. From theCambridge English Corpus What theydetestedabove all was plutocracy, and they craved a world wherein industrialism and speculation were subordinate to vaguely-defined spiritual values. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, the hapless crier, for one unlucky moment, became the incarnation of adetestedpolicy and paid the price for decisions made by superiors. From theCambridge English Corpus Throughout his career hedetestedthe suffocating complacency so often found in faculty culture. From theCambridge English Corpus A particular form of masculinity permeates the hoboes' sense of identity, which defines itself against the ' ' feminised ' ' and thereforedetestedcondition of domesticity. From theCambridge English Corpus They might bedetestedor mocked, but they could certainly not be ignored. From theCambridge English Corpus It must have been galling to retreat so publicly, especially for a man whodetestedthe status quo. From theCambridge English Corpus The increasingly apparent linkage between confession and sedition was grist to the mill of those evangelicals whodetestedthe traditional theology of penance. From theCambridge English Corpus Conscription was a par ticularlydetestedand resisted practice. From theCambridge English Corpus Among other things, he tells us, they were staunch advocates of diversity,detestedsexism and racism, favored social democracy and face-to-face community relations, and spoke out against foreign military adventures. From theCambridge English Corpus It has become clear that old-age institutions, once deeplydetestedby the migrant population, are now seen differently by their children and by some older immigrants. From theCambridge English Corpus Alas, many obnoxious blood sports remain in this country, but none is moredetestedthan hare coursing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If there is one thingdetestedmore than another, it is any form of bureaucracy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They both may he useful to one party in troublesome times but when peace returns they aredetestedalike by all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 At eachdetestedstep they resolved to go no further. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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