Week 3 day 1: THE PEP TALK

英语词汇
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“If there’s one thing I loathe,” the coach said, “it’s a quitter.” He had good reason to
reprimand us at half-time, because the scoreboard revealed that we were losing, 45–20. Our
lackluster performance indicated to him that we had forgotten the rudimentary aspects of
basketball. His caustic remarks fired us up, however, and we dashed out, determined to wrest
control of the game from our rivals.

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Loathe

词性：vt.
音标： [loʊð]
释义：憎恨，厌恶，极不喜欢

If you loathe someone or something, you hate them very much. You might not choose to eat raw carrots if you dislike them, but if you loathe them, you might have a hard time even having them on your plate.

This word suggests a strong feeling of disgust. Near synonyms are abhor and detest. The verb loathe descends from Middle English lothen, from Old English lāthian. The related adjective loathsome means “hateful or disgusting,” and the adjective loath means “not willing to do something,” as in “I’m loath to cheat on a test, but I don’t see what choice I have.”


You’re probably thinking that a person with my intellectual capacity would loathe waiting for that gentleman’s answer to my question.


I loathe children, I must say.


He loathes me.


Three days ago, I loathed you.


After seeing what he did to Cheryl Dempsey, I could feel nothing but loathing for this guy.


If you can stop loathing a dead man long enough, you might want to have a look in his study.


Get down, you loathsome creature.

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当然可以！来看看你提供的单词 “loathe”。这个词的意思是“憎恨，厌恶，极不喜欢”。它的词性是动词 (vt.)，音标是 [loʊð]。

含义和用法：

Loathe 表示对某个人或某件事情有强烈的厌恶或者憎恨的感觉。

正式文书中的用法：

在正式文书中，“loathe”常用来表达对某件事物或行为的强烈不满。例如：

  • “The committee members loathe dishonesty and corruption in any form.”
    （委员会成员厌恶任何形式的不诚实和腐败。）

口语中的用法：

在日常口语中，“loathe”也用来强调强烈的反感。例如：

  • “I loathe waking up early on weekends.”
    （我讨厌在周末早起。）

相关词汇：

  • Loathsome (adj.) 可憎的，令人厌恶的
  • Loath (adj.) 不情愿，勉强的

例句：

  • “She loathes doing the dishes.”
    （她讨厌洗碗。）

  • “Many people loathe the idea of public speaking.”
    （许多人厌恶公开演讲的想法。）

  • “He finds lies to be absolutely loathsome.”
    （他觉得谎言是非常令人厌恶的。）

  • “I’m loath to admit it, but you were right.”
    （我不情愿承认，但你是对的。）

词源：

“Loathe”这个词来自中古英语的“lothen”，进一步追溯到古英语的“lāthian”，意思是“讨厌，不喜欢”。

记忆方法：

把这个词记忆起来可以通过以下几种方式：

  1. 联想法：可以将“loathe”与中文的“极度厌恶”联系起来，想到一种你特别讨厌的食物或活动。
  2. 造句法：多造句练习，尽量在不同的上下文中使用“loathe”。
  3. 视觉记忆：比如通过看相关的视频或图像，强化“loathe”的含义。例如，你可以想象自己看到某个人说谎的画面，然后一想到这个场景，你就觉得“loathe”这个词特别贴切。

希望这些讲解和记忆方法对你有帮助！如果还有其他单词需要解释，随时告诉我。