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detestable

英 [dɪ'testəb(ə)l] 美[dɪ'tɛstəbl]
  • adj. 可憎的,可恶的;嫌恶的

英英释意


1. offensive to the mind;
"an abhorrent deed"
"the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"
"morally repugnant customs"
"repulsive behavior"
"the most repulsive character in recent novels"
2. unequivocally detestable;
"abominable treatment of prisoners"
"detestable vices"
"execrable crimes"
"consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke