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。