| 词汇 | contemptible |
| 释义 | contemptible adjective uk /kənˈtemp.tə.bəl/ us /kənˈtemp.tə.bəl/ deserving contempt: 可鄙的；卑劣的；为人所不齿的 Her behaviour was contemptible.她行为卑劣。 Opposites estimableformal respectable Serious and unpleasant abominable abominably abysmal abysmally apocalyptic frightful from hellidiom fun ghastliness Gothically noxiously objectionable objectionably odious odiously unpleasantness unpretty unspeakable unspeakably unsupportable Related wordcontemptibly contemptible | American Dictionarycontemptible adjective us/kənˈtem·tə·bəl/ deserving blame: His behavior was contemptible. Examples of contemptiblecontemptible They lived in the woods all the time, with a contemptible appearance, their whole life in the woods. That contemptible and repugnant "message" is what should be challenged and opposed, not the right to express it. He did this in the hope that in this ugly and abject form, the book would seem contemptible in his eyes and his longing to read it would subside. Will even this not show the country the contemptible and miserable expedients to which we are reduced at the present moment? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I consider their attitude mean, mercenary, shabby and, would almost use the word, contemptible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What a mean, miserable and contemptible subterfuge it is after all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am thinking of the miserable, contemptible savings on school milk, for example, and the raising of the prices of school meals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think in this prticular case the kind of boycotting employed was of the most contemptible character. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The judge clearly agreed that nothing could be more contemptible than to use school children as part of an election campaign. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Her absence from his funeral was a contemptible dereliction of duty and a sad commentary on her sense of priorities and decency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let them speak so that the contemptible poverty of their thinking can be confounded, unmasked and revealed to everyone. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Contemptible, discreditable processes have been used to justify this aggression. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The underworld, contemptible as it is, is profiting from the loopholes created by this system without anyone standing in its way. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It is the mean, contemptible justification that there are more applicants for the training colleges than there are places. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the description was accurate, it was an ignoble and contemptible business, whatever the propaganda was. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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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