| 词汇 | detestable |
| 释义 | detestable adjective formaluk /dɪˈtes.tə.bəl/ us /dɪˈtes.tə.bəl/ used to refer to people or things that you hate very much: 可憎的，可恶的，令人厌恶的 a detestable coward可恶的胆小鬼 Synonyms abhorrentformal execrableformal odiousformal repugnantformal 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 worddetestably Examples of detestabledetestable Should he persist, he becomes the cause of scandal, and his reputation soon becomes detestable. They pronounce excessively severe penalties, commit the most detestable acts of barbarity, and cover everything up with lies. It is a detestable and indefensible creed and the sooner it is swept away the better. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is impossible to exaggerate the harm which has been done to some of our most beautiful countryside through this really detestable ribbon development. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nothing is more detestable and reprehensible than the use of common informers for a reward to prosecute religious observances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is detestable at a time when we live in a world which is precariously balanced between annihilation and peace. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 And they are using that detestable kind of force which our people deeply resented when it was used against this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a system which, to my mind, is completely detestable to our way of life and system of thought. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have always seemed to me, from the very first, detestable hooliganism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Another item of expenditure is the detestable prin- ciple of giving a percentage on cost. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The newly appointed judge soon discovers that the most difficult and detestable of his tasks is that of deciding the matter of sentencing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It must undermine both the burden and the standard of proof required before one has conviction of an absolutely detestable crime. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By our national standards political assassination is always detestable and always wrong. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that is a detestable method of assisting anybody. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I prefer to think that we are not, after all, so utterly detestable in the eyes of every other nation in the world. 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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