One word, one everyday story

Culture · Create free account · Log in · Feedback

Teaching entries and general reference records are shown separately. Independent language review of teaching entries is pending.

detest

/dɪˈtɛst/

Original teaching content · provenance and version

Example recordings passed technical checks; use the rating controls to flag pronunciation quality.

English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

1 · verb

to dislike someone or something very strongly

憎恶；极其讨厌

Read the example to see detest in context.

He came to detest the noise of traffic outside his window.
English pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

他越来越厌恶窗外车流的噪声。
Mandarin pronunciation · Synthesized MP3 · Audio-factory quality review passed

Is this recording accurate and natural?

Share this public expression

Connect this word to your life

Pronunciation: /dɪˈtɛst/

Try using this word in a sentence of your own; you may skip this.