1 to have a very strong feeling of not liking sb/sth at all 憎恨;讨厌:
I hate grapefruit.我讨厌葡萄柚。I hate it when it's raining like this.我不喜欢这样下雨。I hate to see the countryside spoilt.我不愿看到郊野受人破坏。He hates driving at night.他不喜欢在晚上开车。☞ Look at detest and loathe. They express an even stronger feeling. 参看detest及loathe。这两个词表达更加强烈的感情。
2 used as a polite way of saying sorry for sth you would prefer not to have to say (表示抱歉):
I hate to bother you, but did you pick up my keys by mistake?对不起,打搅你了,你是不是拿错了我的钥匙?
hate²
/heɪt ||; het/noun
1 [U] a very strong feeling of not liking sb/sth at all; hatred 憎恨;厌恶:
Do you feel any hate towards the kidnappers?你恨不恨那些绑架者?
2 [C] a thing that you do not like at all 憎恨或厌恶的事物:
Plastic flowers are one of my pet hates (= the things that I particularly dislike).塑料花是我最讨厌的东西之一。
hate1/het; heIt/v [T]1 to dislike someone or something very much [ love ] 憎恨﹔厌恶﹔不喜欢: Mary really hated him after that. 那件事后玛丽很恨他。I’ve always hated tomatoes. 我一直讨厌吃番茄。hate doing sth Pam hates having her photo taken. 帕姆讨厌拍照。hate to do sth I hate to see you so unhappy. 我不愿看到你这么不开心。hate sb's guts informal (=hate someone very much)【非正式】对某人恨之入骨THESAURUS 同类词can’t stand – to hate someone or something 不能容忍﹔无法忍受: I can’t stand being late. 我不能容忍迟到。detest formal 【正式】 – to hate someone or something very much 痛恨﹐憎恶: I was going out with a boy my mother detested. 我在和一个我母亲很讨厌的男孩子谈恋爱。loathe – to hate something or someone very much 讨厌﹐厌恶: I loathe my job. 我讨厌我的工作。despise – to hate someone very much 蔑视﹐藐视﹐看不起: She despised her neighbours. 她瞧不起邻居。abhor formal 【正式】 – to hate something because you think it is morally wrong 憎恶﹐厌恶〔不道德的行为〕: He abhors violence of any kind. 他憎恶任何形式的暴力。LOVE12 I hate to think what/how spoken used when you feel sure that something would have a bad result【口】我不敢想…〔用于肯定某事会有不好的结果时〕: I hate to think what Dad would say about this! 我不敢想爸爸对这事会怎么说!3 I hate to do sth spoken used to say that you are sorry you have to do something【口】某事我很抱歉﹔不好意思: I hate to say this/tell you …, but I hate to tell you this, but the match has been cancelled again. 我真不好意思告诉你﹐比赛又取消了。I hate to ask, but could I borrow some money? 我真不愿开口﹐你能借给我一点钱吗?—hated adj : a hated dictator 令人憎恨的独裁者
hate2n [U] an angry feeling that someone has when they dislike someone very much [ love ] 憎恨﹐仇恨: a look of hate 仇恨的目光
hatehatehateshatedhating1verb (hates, hating, hated)to have a very strong feeling of not liking somebody or something: Most cats hate water. I hate waiting for buses.oppositelovehatehate2noun (no plural)a very strong feeling of not liking somebody or somethingsame meaninghatred: Her love for him had turned to hate.oppositelove