detest
- v. 厌恶, 憎恨
- Definition
- v. to dislike someone or something intensely
- Example
- Most children detest waking up early for school on Mondays.
- 大多数孩子都讨厌周一早起上学。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to strongly dislike someone or something (verb).
比较义项：强烈地不喜欢某人或某物（动词）。
- hate
The everyday, general word for strong dislike; often used casually, even for minor annoyances, and does not necessarily carry the intensity that detest does.
最普通、最随意的说法，用来表达强烈的不喜欢；常用于日常小烦恼，甚至带夸张语气，不一定像 detest 那样表示强烈的厌恶程度。
I hate it when my phone battery dies in the middle of a call.
我讨厌手机在打电话打到一半时没电。
- detest 本词
More formal and emphatic than hate; expresses deep, almost visceral dislike, is less common in casual speech, and is usually reserved for something one finds truly repugnant.
比 hate 更正式、语气更强烈，表示发自内心的、近乎强烈的厌恶；日常口语中较少使用，通常用于真正令人反感的事物。
He detests cruelty to animals and refuses to eat meat because of it.
他厌恶虐待动物的行为，因此拒绝吃肉。
Hate and detest both mean to strongly dislike someone or something. Hate is the common, casual word, often used even for small annoyances or in exaggeration. Detest is more formal and intense, expressing deep, heartfelt dislike, and is less common in everyday speech.
这两个词在“强烈不喜欢”这个意义上很接近，但语气强度不同：hate 是最常用、最随意的说法，可以用于日常小烦恼甚至夸张的表达；detest 语气更正式、更强烈，通常表示发自内心的强烈反感，日常口语中较少使用。