loathe: [OE] Loathe originated as a derivative of the adjective loath or loth [OE]. This originally meant ‘hostile’ or ‘loathsome’, and goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *laithaz, which also produced Swedish led ‘fed up’ and German leid ‘sorrow’, and was borrowed into the Romance languages, giving French laid and Italian laido ‘ugly’.
loathe (v.)
Old English laeian "to hate, to be disgusted with," from lae "hostile" (see loath). Cognate with Old Saxon lethon, Old Norse leiea. Related: Loathed; loathing.
雙語例句
1. I loathe negativity. I can't stand people who moan.
我厭惡消極態(tài)度，不能忍受唉聲嘆氣的人。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The two men loathe each other.
兩個男人互相看不順眼。
來自柯林斯例句
3. I loathe modern art.
我很不喜歡現代藝術。
來自《權威詞典》
4. I loathe having to get up so early in the morning!
我對這么早起來實在感到厭惡!
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. You loathe the smell of greasy food when you are seasick.