| 单词 | disdain to do something |
| 释义 | disdain to dosomethingtorefuseto do something because youfeelyou are tooimportantto do it: There werecomplaintsthat hedisdainedtominglewith thecommonpeople. Anaccomplishedactor, hedisdainedto take onsmallerrolesanddemandedonlytopbillingas hiscareerwaned. She wasaskedthequestionseveraltimesbutdisdainedtoreply. It wasfeltthat hedisdainedtoeatwith thelowerorders. Thejudgedisdainedtolightenthesentence,claimingaharsherpunishmentwoulddetercriminalsbetterthan acompassionatesentence. See also disdainverbformal |
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