hate /heɪt/ CET4 TEM4 ( hating, hated, hates )

• 1. 

  V-T If you hate someone or something, you have an extremely strong feeling of dislike for them. 仇恨

  例：

  Most people hate him, but they don't dare to say so, because he still rules the country.

  大部分人都恨他只是不敢说出来，因为他仍统治着国家。

• 2. 

  N-UNCOUNT Hate is also a noun. 仇恨

  例：

  I was 17 and filled with a lot of hate.

  我那时17岁，满腔仇恨。

• 3. 

  V-T If you say that you hate something such as a particular activity, you mean that you find it very unpleasant. 讨厌 [no cont]

  例：

  Ted hated parties, even gatherings of people he liked individually.

  特德讨厌聚会，即便是聚会上的每一个人他都喜欢。

  例：

  He hates to be interrupted during training.

  他讨厌训练中被打断。

  例：

  He hated coming home to the empty house.

  他讨厌回到空无一人的家里。

• 4. 

  V-T You can use hate in expressions such as "I hate to trouble you" or "I hate to bother you" when you are apologizing to someone for interrupting them or asking them to do something. 不想 [no cont] [礼貌]

  例：

  I hate to rush you but I have another appointment later on.

  我真不想催你，但我稍后还有一个约会。

• 5. 

  V-T You can use hate in expressions such as "I hate to say it" or "I hate to tell you" when you want to express regret about what you are about to say, because you think it is unpleasant or should not be the case. 遗憾 [no cont] [情感]

  例：

  I hate to tell you this, but tomorrow's your last day.

  我对告诉你这个很遗憾，但明天是你最后一天了。

• 6. 

  to hate someone's guts →see gut

• 7. 

  V-T You can use hate in expressions such as "I hate to see" or "I hate to think" when you are emphasizing that you find a situation or an idea unpleasant. 不愿 [no cont] [强调]

  例：

  I just hate to see you doing this to yourself.

  我只是不愿看到你这样对待自己。

• 8. 

  V-T You can use hate in expressions such as "I'd hate to think" when you hope that something is not true or that something will not happen. 不希望 [no cont]

  例：

  I'd hate to think my job would not be secure if I left it temporarily.

  我不希望一旦我暂时离开，这份工作就不保。