DON'T LIKEto think someone or something is unpleasant and not like them 不喜歡,討厭OPP like
Why do you dislike her so much?
你爲什麽那麽討厭她?
dislike doing something
I dislike being the centre of attention.
我不喜歡成爲注目的焦點。
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In everyday English, people usually say don’t like rather than dislike: 在日常英語中,人們一般說 don’t like ,而不說 dislike
Why don’t you like her?
你爲什麽不喜歡她?
He doesn’t like being criticized.
他不喜歡受人批評。
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Patterns with dislike
Dislike is used with an -ing form, not an infinitive. You dislike doing something:
I dislike eating dinner alone.
✗Don’t say: I dislike to eat dinner alone.
Using the progressive
Dislike is not used in the progressive. You say:
Tell us what you dislike about it.
✗Don’t say: Tell us what you are disliking about it.
THESAURUS
dislike to not like someone or something. Dislike is stronger than not like, and is used especially in written English 不喜歡,討厭〔語氣較not like強,尤用於書面英語〕
She disliked him as soon as she met him.
她一見到他就討厭他。
Chemistry was the only subject he disliked at school.
化學是他上學時唯一討厭的科目。
not like 不喜歡
Why did you invite Claire? You know I don’t like her.
你爲什麽邀請克萊爾?你知道我不喜歡她。
I don’t really like getting up in the morning when it’s dark.
我不喜歡早上早起。
not be very keen on something informal (also not be very fond of something) especially British EnglishBrE used to say that you do not like something, but in a polite or gentle way 不是很喜歡某物〔禮貌或委婉的說法〕
I’m not very keen on Chinese food.
我不是很喜歡中國菜。
She’s never been very fond of his books.
她從來都不太喜歡他的書。
not think much of somebody/something to not like someone or something because you do not have a good opinion of them 不喜歡某人/某物
We’ve tried that restaurant twice and we don’t think much of it.
我們去過那家餐廳兩次,不是很喜歡。
I worked with him for years and I didn’t think much of him.
我與他共事多年,並不喜歡他。
not be somebody’s kind of thing (also not be somebody’s cup of tea) informal to not be the kind of thing you enjoy – used about activities, films, books etc 不是某人喜歡的東西〔指活動、影片、書等〕
Detective stories aren’t really my kind of thing.
偵探小說不是很對我胃口。
go off somebody/somethingBritish EnglishBrE informal to stop liking someone or something that you used to like 不再喜歡某人/某物
Dan and I went out together for six months and then I just went off him.
我和丹談了六個月戀愛,然後便對他沒了興趣。
put somebody off somebody/somethingBritish EnglishBrE to make you stop liking someone or something 使某人不再喜歡某人/某物
I was terrible at sport at school and it totally put me off doing any kind of exercise.
我上學時體育很差,所以我對任何一種運動都沒有興趣。
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dislike• I forget now why we disliked each other, but starecontests were definitely the weapons of choice.• I dislike having to get up so early in the morning.• She now seriously disliked her formerfriend.• When Jane arrives, Emma determines to dislike her no longer, but to admire her elegance and virtue instead.• Hicks had discovered that people disliked his looking at them directly and, out of courtesy, he often refrained.• Muriel disliked Paul intensely.• Born in Silvertown, within sound of the old boat-builders' yards, he dislikedsilence.• Eldridge was a quiet man who disliked social occasions.• I mean, that really, I really dislike that.• She disliked the smell of his scent, but was determined to do her duty.• When Koju visited with the jeep, he noted this and he disliked them for it.• I have got to the stage where I totally dislike them, so it is off to the opticians next week.
dislike doing something• Many men dislike shopping.
They took an instant dislike to each other (=they disliked each other immediately).
他倆立刻就互相討厭對方了。
2dislikes[plural]DON'T LIKE the things that you do not like 不喜歡的東西
A good hotel manager should know his regular guests’ likes and dislikes.
稱職的酒店經理應該知道老主顧的好惡。
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likes and dislikes• This column takes a look at local cooks, their culinarylikes and dislikes and favoriterecipes.• We all have different likes and dislikes, different tastes in food, music, films and clothes.• These are all factors that are essentially personal, and we are all different in our likes and dislikes.• She never lets her personal likes and dislikesaffect the way she treats people.• There are only subjectivelikes and dislikes, and one should not speak of value at all.• As children grow older they will become more consciously aware of the likes and dislikes of those who care for them.• Employees were asked about their likes and dislikes, and also about how they felt about their working conditions.• Employees were asked about their likes and dislikes, about general working conditions, and about their feelings toward supervisors.• Art can be created by groups, producing output that is a synthesis of their likes and dislikes.• This is when likes and dislikes of others are first expressed.• Describe your likes and dislikes , and the type of person you'd like to meet.
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dislike• Churchhill was said to have a dislike for unnecessaryformality.• This is when likes and dislikes of others are first expressed.• They took an immediatedislike to one another.• An interviewer who happens to be very short may take an instantdislike to having a generalmanager who is much taller.• My intensedislike for him seemed to grow day by day.• She could not hide her personaldislike of the man.• Your dislike for Maman was handed down to me, wasn't it?
took an instant dislike to• Feeley took an instant dislike to him.• And to make matters worse I took an instant dislike to the wife.
1feeling of not liking sb/sth不喜歡ADJECTIVE | VERB + DISLIKE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤➤deep, extreme, great, intense, real, strong, violent, visceral深深的反感;極端的厭惡;強烈的反感;打心眼兒裏的厭惡◇Several committee members expressed their intense dislike of the chairman.幾個委員會成員表達了對主席的強烈厭惡。➤growing越來越強的反感➤general普遍的反感◇Consumers show a general dislike for genetically modified food products.顧客普遍表示不喜歡轉基因食品。➤obvious明顯的反感➤immediate, instant即刻產生的厭惡感➤instinctive本能的厭惡➤active非常的不滿◇She threw him a look of active dislike.她極為不滿地瞥了他一眼。➤personal個人的反感▸➤mutual相互的反感◇In spite of their mutual dislike and hostility, they often worked together.儘管他們彼此反感和敵視,但他們經常一起工作。VERB + DISLIKE➤feel, harbour/harbor, have覺得反感;心懷厭惡◇She felt dislike rather than sympathy as he told his story.當他講起自己的故事,她沒有感到同情反而覺得厭惡。◇My father has a great dislike of long hair on boys.我父親非常厭惡男孩留長頭髮。➤express, show表達反感;表現出厭惡▸➤develop產生厭惡◇Her husband developed a strong dislike for the dog.她的丈夫對這隻狗產生了極度的厭惡情緒。PREPOSITION➤with dislike厭惡地◇Sonia stared at me with dislike and distrust.索尼婭瞪着我,滿臉反感和不信任。➤dislike for對⋯的不喜歡◇She had a deep dislike for Robert's wife.她很不喜歡羅伯特的妻子。➤dislike of對⋯的反感◇their dislike of central government他們對中央政府的反感PHRASES➤a feeling of dislike, a look of dislike厭惡的感覺/神情➤take a dislike to sb厭惡某人◇I took an instant dislike to my new colleague.我一下子就對新同事產生了厭惡之情。dislike
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2sth you do not like不喜歡的事物PHRASES➤sb's likes and dislikes某人的好惡◇I've told you all my likes and dislikes.我已把我所有的好惡都說給你聽了。dislike
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ADVERB | PHRASESADVERB➤cordially, greatly, heartily, intensely, really, strongly深惡痛絕;非常厭惡;從心底裏討厭;強烈地厭惡;特別憎惡◇She disliked her boss intensely.她極其厭惡她的老闆。➤particularly特別反感▸➤simply十分反感◇He simply disliked working with committees and avoided it whenever possible.他非常不喜歡在各類委員會工作,只要可能他就會避免。➤instinctively本能地反感▸➤actively真正反感◇There are very few foods that I actively dislike.沒有幾樣食物是我真正反感的。PHRASES➤be generally disliked, be universally disliked, be widely disliked普遍不受歡迎◇The new teacher was universally disliked.大家都不喜歡新來的老師。