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contemptible

/kuhn-temp-tuh-buhl/US // kənˈtɛmp tə bəl //UK // (kənˈtɛmptəbəl) //

蔑视,轻蔑,鄙视,卑鄙

Related Words

worthless一文不值,一文不值的,一钱不值,无用的vile卑鄙,卑鄙的,卑劣,卑鄙无耻disgusting令人厌恶的,恶心的,令人厌恶,令人厌恶的是odious可憎的,可憎,可恶的,可恶的abhorrent可恶的,可憎的,可憎,可恶hateful可恨,可恨的,仇恨,仇恨的abominable可憎的,可恶的,可恨的,可恶abject卑微的,卑微的人,卑微,卑怯bad不好,坏的,坏,不好的base基础,基地,基层,底层beggarly卑鄙的,乞丐式的,乞丐式,乞丐cheap廉价,廉价的,便宜的,便宜crass粗鲁的,粗鲁,粗俗,粗俗的degenerate堕落的,堕落,堕落的人,蜕变的detestable可恨的,可憎的,可恨,可恨的是dirty肮脏的,脏的,龌龊,脏兮兮的heel脚跟,脚后跟,脚跟部,脚踝ignoble卑鄙无耻,卑鄙,卑鄙的,卑微的ignominious可耻的,可耻,不光彩的,可耻的是inferior劣质,劣质的,劣势,低级

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : deserving of or held in contempt; despicable.
    • : Obsolete. contemptuous.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.despicable, shameful
Synonyms
abhorrent可恶的,可憎的,可憎,可恶abominable可憎的,可恶的,可恨的,可恶disgusting令人厌恶的,恶心的,令人厌恶,令人厌恶的是hateful可恨,可恨的,仇恨,仇恨的odious可憎的,可憎,可恶的,可恶的vile卑鄙,卑鄙的,卑劣,卑鄙无耻worthless一文不值,一文不值的,一钱不值,无用的abject卑微的,卑微的人,卑微,卑怯bad不好,坏的,坏,不好的base基础,基地,基层,底层beggarly卑鄙的,乞丐式的,乞丐式,乞丐cheap廉价,廉价的,便宜的,便宜crass粗鲁的,粗鲁,粗俗,粗俗的currish鬈毛,鬈发,咖喱,鬈毛虫degenerate堕落的,堕落,堕落的人,蜕变的despisable可鄙的,可鄙,可悲的,可鄙的人detestable可恨的,可憎的,可恨,可恨的是dirty肮脏的,脏的,龌龊,脏兮兮的heel脚跟,脚后跟,脚跟部,脚踝ignoble卑鄙无耻,卑鄙,卑鄙的,卑微的ignominious可耻的,可耻,不光彩的,可耻的是inferior劣质,劣质的,劣势,低级low低,低的,低位,低级low-down低调的,低调,低价,低端lowest最低的,最低,最低限度,最低限度的mean意味着,是指,意思是说,意思是outcast被抛弃的人,弃儿,被抛弃者,被遗弃者paltry微不足道,微不足道的,渺小,渺小的pitiable可怜的人,悲惨的,可怜的,悲惨pitiful可怜的人,可怜的,悲惨的,凄惨的poor穷人,贫穷,可怜的,穷sad悲伤,伤心,悲伤的,悲哀scummy虚伪,卑鄙小人,虚伪的,卑鄙scurvy坏血病,伤寒症,恶性肿瘤,败血症shabby寒酸,寒酸的,破烂不堪,褴褛的sordid龌龊的,龌龊,肮脏的,污秽不堪的sorry对不起,抱歉,遗憾的是swinish刷新,挥发,挥霍无度,挥发性unworthy不值得,不值得一提,不值得的,不值得一提的是wretched凄惨的,惨不忍睹,惨不忍睹的,凄惨

Examples

  • Ignoring the differences between democracies governed by the rule of law and contemptible organizations that engage in terrorism at best discredits one’s intended argument and at worst reflects deep-seated prejudice.

  • The real cost, the real burden in this iniquitous, contemptible system is the legion of skimmers and coasters led by the devious do-nothing NCAA president Mark Emmert and his board of governors cronies.

  • His actions were cruel and vicious—and also squalid and contemptible.

  • Actions that a writer deems “depressing” and contemptible have not been “justified” by him or his publication.

  • Brittle egos are bolstered less by what they love about themselves than what they find contemptible in others.

  • But if you do, bear in mind that ugly and contemptible things lurk beneath its surface.

  • That of course was contemptible and directly counter to every laudable value this country stands for.

  • I should be ashamed to show my face at Heaven's gates and say I came from such a contemptible planet.

  • My hero of yesterday, the hero of the glorious struggle of the People,—how contemptible he has proved himself, how cravenly small!

  • It is enough if the defendant induces an ill opinion to be held of the plaintiff, or to make him contemptible or ridiculous.

  • Behold I have made thee small among the nations: thou art exceeding contemptible.

  • Selby was one who felt more or less of shame at the contemptible part he was expected to play.

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