hate
verb [ I or T ] uk/heɪt/ us/heɪt/
A2 憎恨，憎恶，厌恶
to dislike someone or something very much
Kelly hates her teacher. 凯莉厌恶她的老师。
She hated the cold, dark days of winter. 她不喜欢冬天寒冷阴暗的日子。
I hate it when you do that. 我非常讨厌你那样做。
[ + -ing verb ] I have always hated speaking in public. 我一直讨厌在公共场合讲话。
I hate him telling me what do to all the time. 我讨厌他每时每刻都在告诉我该做什么。
[ + to infinitive ] I hate (= do not want) to interrupt, but it's time we left. 我不想打断你，但我们该走了。
I'd hate (= would not like) you to think I didn't appreciate what you'd done. 我不愿让你认为我不感激你做的事。
- More examples
- My job is so routine and boring - I hate it.
- I would hate to lose contact with my old school friends.
- He hates travelling by plane.
- I remember how much I hated doing sums when I was at school.
- As a child I hated my brother, but now we get on wonderfully.
Idiom
hate someone's gutsidiom informal 非常讨厌（某人），恨死（某人）
to dislike someone very much
Phrasal verb
hate on someone informal辱骂，谩骂
to criticize someone or say bad things about them, in an unpleasant and public way
These kids get hated on for no good reason at all. 这些孩子无缘由地遭到谩骂。
hate
noun [ C or U ] uk/heɪt/ us/heɪt/
C1 憎恨，憎恶
an extremely strong dislike
She gave him a look of pure hate. 她非常憎恨地看了他一眼。
The feelings of hate grew stronger every day. 仇恨一天天加深。
UK One of my pet hates (= one of the main things I dislike) is people who use your name all the while when they're speaking to you. 我最讨厌那些跟你说话时不停地叫你名字的人。
See also: hatred