contempt

【发音】
美 /kən'tɛmpt/ 英 /kən'tem(p)t/
【翻译】
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n.轻蔑;藐视;受辱
英释:a feeling that someone or something is not important and deserves no respect
【短语】
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contempt of court : 蔑视法庭;对法院的藐视罪
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in contempt of : 不顾;不把…放在眼里;藐视
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beneath contempt : 卑鄙到极点的
【例句】
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The public is treated with contempt by broadcasters.
公众受到了节目主持人的轻蔑对待。
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How could she have loved a man who so clearly held her in contempt ?
她怎么会爱上一个明显看不起她的男人呢?
【同、近义词】
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n.轻视,蔑视;耻辱
despite/defiance/
【同根词】
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adj
contemptible : 可鄙的;卑劣的;可轻视的