disgust

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dis·gust1 /dɪsˈɡʌst, dɪz-/ noun [uncountableU]

1 a strong feeling of dislike, annoyance, or disapproval 厌恶，气愤，反感

with disgust

Joan looked at him with disgust.

琼厌恶地看着他。

in disgust

Sam threw his books down in disgust and stormed out of the room.

萨姆气愤地扔下书，冲出房间。

to somebody’s disgust

Much to my disgust, I found that there were no toilets for the disabled.

让我非常气愤的是，我发现竟然没有供残疾人使用的厕所。

disgust with

Nelson’s disgust with US politics

纳尔逊对美国政治的反感

disgust at

The fans didn’t hide their disgust at the umpire’s decision.

球迷们没有掩饰对裁判这次判罚的不满。

2 a very strong feeling of dislike that almost makes you sick, caused by something unpleasant 嫌恶，厌恶，作呕

He reached into the bin with a look of disgust on his face.

他把手伸进垃圾箱，脸上带着厌恶的表情。

with disgust

Edward tasted the thin, sour wines with disgust.

爱德华厌恶地尝着那又淡又酸的酒。

Examples from the Corpus

disgust• Disgust at cruel sports has come to be a common feature of British life.• He sensed her disgust and hatred stinking in the air.• She held the glass away from her in disgust. "What's this awful stuff you've given me to drink?''• I pick one up to examine it - then drop it in disgust.• But the Communist ministers, who were carefully kept from exercising real influence, soon quit in disgust.• I made no secret of my disgust at the way people were behaving.• Martia gave him a look of disgust, and walked away.• Bernard in a state of disgust, left the proceedings early and went up to bed.• With resigned disgust, Alice lay back, submerging herself in the only softness available at that time-the pillow.• Houellebecq's disgust and horror is not feigned.• Firebug went back to his corner, exhaling with disgust and looking out his window.

disgust at• Meg tried to hide her disgust at what she had just heard.

disgust2 verb [transitiveT]

1 ANGRYto make someone feel very annoyed or upset about something that is not acceptable 使〔某人〕反感[厌恶，气愤]

Many parents claimed to be disgusted by the amount of violence in the film.

许多家长称他们对电影里大量的暴力内容很反感。

be disgusted to find/hear/see etc

Dear Sir, I was disgusted to see the picture on page one of Sunday’s feature section.

亲爱的先生: 看到周日报纸专题报道首页里的照片，我感到很气愤。

nit disgusts somebody that/how/to do

n It disgusts me that he got away with it.

2 DISGUSTINGto be so unpleasant that it makes you feel almost sick 使〔某人〕感到恶心[作呕]

5 The thought of dissecting a frog disgusts me.

一想起解剖青蛙我就恶心。

n The thought of eating insects disgusts me.

Examples from the Corpus

disgust• Many parents said they were disgusted by the amount of violence contained in "children's shows."• Indeed, I was disgusted by the sight of his blanched legs, skinny, with blue knots of varicose veins.• I was disgusted by the whole idea of class and thought I could abolish it by pretending it didn't exist.• His habit of sniffing loudly really disgusted her.• The heat, the noise, the smell of the other passengers; everything about the subway disgusted him.• I was so disgusted I almost dropped him.• If there's one thing that disgusts me it's cold porridge.• That is why it disgusts me to see the nobility of grief caricatured in this way.• "Get out, " she said. "You disgust me!"• But I was too disgusted to want to protest.

be disgusted to find/hear/see etc• Pascoe watched him. go with a feeling he was disgusted to find almost resembled affection.

Origin disgust2

(1500-1600) Old French desgouster, from goust “taste”

dis·gust1 noundisgust2 verb

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