disgust
disgust — 名詞
1. a powerful, unpleasant feeling of shock and strong dislike that comes when you s
厭惡
對骯髒或惡劣事物產生的強烈反感
a powerful, unpleasant feeling of shock and strong dislike that comes when you see or experience something morally wrong, physically repulsive, or deeply offensive.
The villagers watched in disgust as the factory dumped waste into the river.
村民們厭惡地看著工廠把廢棄物倒進河裡。
in disgust — describes the manner of reacting
Trang felt a wave of disgust when she found mold growing on the bread.
Trang 發現麵包發霉時感到一陣厭惡。
To Sahil's disgust, the hotel room was covered in cockroaches.
讓 Sahil 感到厭惡的是，旅館房間裡到處都是蟑螂。
Lucía could not hide her disgust at the cruel treatment of the animals.
Lucía 無法掩飾她對動物遭受殘忍對待的厭惡。
The smell of rotting meat filled Mathieu with such disgust that he had to leave.
腐肉的味道讓 Mathieu 感到極度厭惡，不得不離開。
- delight
a feeling of great pleasure and satisfaction
- admiration
respect and warm approval for someone or something
文法句型
in [someone's] disgust
to [someone's] disgust
disgust at/with [something]
用法筆記
Frequently used in fixed phrases: in disgust (describing how someone reacts) and to someone's disgust (expressing whose feeling is triggered). The noun is often followed by at (disgust at a situation) or with (disgust with a person or thing).
常見錯誤
disgust — 動詞
1. to make someone feel a sudden, strong shock of disapproval mixed with aversion,
使厭惡
讓某人感到強烈反感或厭煩
to make someone feel a sudden, strong shock of disapproval mixed with aversion, often creating a physical sense of sickness or a desire to move away.
The dirty kitchen disgusted Adisa so much that he refused to eat there.
骯髒的廚房讓 Adisa 非常反感，他拒絕在那裡吃東西。
disgusted [someone] + so much that — shows intensity of reaction
Christopher was disgusted by the way the company treated its workers.
Christopher 對公司對待員工的方式感到厭惡。
passive: be disgusted by [something]
The mess on the beach disgusts Tamar every time she visits.
每次 Tamar 去海邊，那裡的髒亂都讓她反感。
The cruelty shown towards the prisoners disgusted everyone who saw the report.
報告中對囚犯的殘酷行為讓所有看到的人都感到厭惡。
Roya was disgusted at the amount of food the restaurant threw away each night.
Roya 對那家餐廳每晚丟掉的食物量感到非常反感。
文法句型
[something] disgusts [someone]
be disgusted by/at/with [something]
用法筆記
Always transitive: the cause is the subject and the affected person is the object. Commonly used in the passive voice (be disgusted by/at/with). Stative verb — the continuous form (is disgusting me) is non-standard in most contexts.