hate

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 本词

  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

  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。

Compared meaning: strong dislike or hostility (noun).

比较义项：强烈的厌恶／憎恨之情（名词）。

• hate 本词

  The blunter, more everyday noun; it appears bare or as a modifier (hate crime, hate mail) and is less often followed by 'for/of/toward someone'.

  更直接、更口语化的名词，常单独使用或作修饰语（如hate crime仇恨犯罪、hate mail恐吓信），较少接“for/of/toward someone”。

  The graffiti on the wall was clearly a hate crime.

  墙上的涂鸦显然是一起仇恨犯罪。

• hatred

  The standard, slightly more formal noun for strong dislike, usually paired with 'for/of/toward someone' and used for deep, often long-lasting hostility.

  更标准、稍正式的名词，通常搭配“for/of/toward someone”，多指深层、持久的憎恨或敌意。

  Their long-standing hatred toward each other went back decades.

  他们之间长期的憎恨可以追溯到几十年前。

Hate and hatred both mean strong dislike or hostility. Hatred is the more common, slightly formal word, usually followed by 'for' or 'toward someone', describing deep, lasting hostility. Hate is blunter and more casual, often standing alone or in fixed phrases like 'hate crime'.

这两个词都表示强烈的厌恶或憎恨，但hatred更常见、更正式，常与“for/of/toward”搭配指向具体对象，多指深层、持久的敌意；hate作名词相对少见、更口语化，常见于hate crime、hate mail等固定搭配中。