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词汇 loathsome
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Definition of loathsome in English:

loathsome

adjective ˈləʊðs(ə)m
  • Causing hatred or disgust; repulsive.

    可恶的,可憎的

    this loathsome little swine

    这头令人厌恶的小猪。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Faced with this loathsome infestation, I realised the world needed to hear a different kind of voice - the dour voice of Calvinism.
    • We punish because the criminal act was loathsome and the criminal himself hateful.
    • In any circumstances, such an attack would be loathsome.
    • But then, of course, any protest at such loathsome attitudes is held up as triumphant proof of the Jewish lobby at its sinister work.
    • It stands as an act of loathsome brutality in and of itself - fair enough.
    • Not a great surprise, and in all possibility a victory for freedom of speech, even if his comments were utterly offensive and loathsome.
    • The judge had directed the jury to consider whether the material under consideration was repulsive, filthy, loathsome and lewd.
    • As the heavy door fell into place he felt thud after thud after sickening thud as the loathsome creatures outside crashed into the building.
    • If her perfectly ordinary physical activities are disgusting, her female body is loathsome.
    • I find the notion of the proposed boycott loathsome and frightening.
    • It was loathsome, it was disgusting, and it was a feeling that Laurel had never experienced.
    • The rest of the morning he flapped from nest to pole to river and back again, trying to rid himself of what was now a loathsome burden.
    • This sappy, sentimental, self-congratulatory awards show sums up much that's loathsome about America.
    • Racial prejudice is like having a loathsome disease though, it's something you try to cure, and hide if you can't cure it.
    • We are simply asked to contemplate the appalling act and the nightmare that one loathsome human being can inflict on an innocent bystander.
    • He's a considerably despicable anti-hero, and a more loathsome character is scarcely imaginable.
    • On this bill, the governor's was the kind of calculation that makes him so distinctly loathsome a character.
    • Previously, I've found him to be a fairly loathsome figure, the epitome of all that is rotten about the role of the spin doctor in modern politics.
    • But I never did find out what anyone found in her that was so loathsome.
    • Of course, not all unnamed sources in newspaper stories are loathsome or immediately suspect.
    Synonyms
    hateful, detestable, abhorrent, repulsive, odious, repugnant, repellent, disgusting, revolting, sickening, nauseating, abominable, despicable, contemptible, reprehensible, execrable, damnable
    hideous, ghastly, vile, horrible, nasty, frightful, obnoxious, gross, foul, offensive, disagreeable
    informal horrid, yucky
    Northern Irish informal bogging
    literary noisome

Derivatives

  • loathsomely

  • adverb ˈləʊðs(ə)mli
    • It was draped loathsomely in ragged finery, now soiled with blood and gore that blackened slowly in the heat that enfolded it.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Without bothering to listen to whatever pathetic excuse he had conjured up, I marched right up to Emily, who was simpering and smirking as if she had somehow managed to win whatever war that was between us, and glared at her loathsomely.
      • He gave her a look that was mostly apologetic, despite his continuing awareness that she was loathsomely evil and contaminating him with every moment they remained in the room together.
      • Why do most of Haggis's characters act as loathsomely as they do?
      • Right away we're tipped off to some of the film's more loathsomely precious qualities when we see that Evie works at a Kiddie Acres theme park, serving hot dogs while dressed in a giant bunny suit.
  • loathsomeness

  • noun ˈləʊðs(ə)mnəs
    • But there is an admirable lack of the loathsomeness of punning headlines; everywhere, the book plays it straight, and plays it true.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Never mind, rather like buses, if you miss one chance to comment on the tabloids insensitivity, self-aggrandisement, condescension and general loathsomeness there bound to be another chance coming along shortly.
      • This reviewer can best be compared to that kind of marketplace loafer; they have not only loathsomeness in common but also their aim: to earn a little drink money - by carrying home and by reviewing.
      • And now that the spiritual loathsomeness of our venture has been indicated, let us proceed.
      • Loathsome as it is to try to beg for your life when you were willing to kill others, it is at least a very human form of loathsomeness.

Origin

Middle English: from archaic loath 'disgust, loathing' + -some1.

Definition of loathsome in US English:

loathsome

adjective
  • Causing hatred or disgust; repulsive.

    可恶的,可憎的

    this loathsome little swine

    这头令人厌恶的小猪。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was loathsome, it was disgusting, and it was a feeling that Laurel had never experienced.
    • Not a great surprise, and in all possibility a victory for freedom of speech, even if his comments were utterly offensive and loathsome.
    • The judge had directed the jury to consider whether the material under consideration was repulsive, filthy, loathsome and lewd.
    • The rest of the morning he flapped from nest to pole to river and back again, trying to rid himself of what was now a loathsome burden.
    • As the heavy door fell into place he felt thud after thud after sickening thud as the loathsome creatures outside crashed into the building.
    • In any circumstances, such an attack would be loathsome.
    • He's a considerably despicable anti-hero, and a more loathsome character is scarcely imaginable.
    • Previously, I've found him to be a fairly loathsome figure, the epitome of all that is rotten about the role of the spin doctor in modern politics.
    • Of course, not all unnamed sources in newspaper stories are loathsome or immediately suspect.
    • It stands as an act of loathsome brutality in and of itself - fair enough.
    • If her perfectly ordinary physical activities are disgusting, her female body is loathsome.
    • But I never did find out what anyone found in her that was so loathsome.
    • I find the notion of the proposed boycott loathsome and frightening.
    • We punish because the criminal act was loathsome and the criminal himself hateful.
    • This sappy, sentimental, self-congratulatory awards show sums up much that's loathsome about America.
    • Racial prejudice is like having a loathsome disease though, it's something you try to cure, and hide if you can't cure it.
    • On this bill, the governor's was the kind of calculation that makes him so distinctly loathsome a character.
    • We are simply asked to contemplate the appalling act and the nightmare that one loathsome human being can inflict on an innocent bystander.
    • Faced with this loathsome infestation, I realised the world needed to hear a different kind of voice - the dour voice of Calvinism.
    • But then, of course, any protest at such loathsome attitudes is held up as triumphant proof of the Jewish lobby at its sinister work.
    Synonyms
    hateful, detestable, abhorrent, repulsive, odious, repugnant, repellent, disgusting, revolting, sickening, nauseating, abominable, despicable, contemptible, reprehensible, execrable, damnable

Origin

Middle English: from archaic loath ‘disgust, loathing’ + -some.

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