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bête noire
noun[ C ]
uk /bet ˈnwɑːr/ us /bet ˈnwɑːr/pluralbêtes noiresuk /bet ˈnwɑːr/ us /bet ˈnwɑːr/
a person or thing that you dislike very much or that annoys you: 令人厌恶的人（或物）
My particular bête noire is cigarette butts being left in half-empty glasses.我特别讨厌有人把烟头丢在半满的水杯里。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Feelings of dislike and hatred
abhorrence
abomination
anathema
animosity
animus
distaste
distaste for someone/something
distastefully
enmity
execrate
misandrist
misandry
misanthrope
misanthropy
misogynist
self-hating
self-hatred
self-loathing
sore point
technophobe
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