深恶痛绝shēn wù tòng juéto detest bitterly (idiom)

1. 1.

   to detest bitterly (idiom)idiom

2. 2.

   implacable hatredidiom

3. 3.

   to abhoridiom

Figurative meaning

To detest bitterly; to abhor; implacable hatred.

• 深deep
• 恶to hate; to loathe
• 痛deeply; thoroughly
• 绝absolutely

The story

Water Margin has large serious stretches; it only deeply and bitterly detests Song Jiang, so that seeing him, one truly feels hatred such that dogs and pigs would not eat him.

深恶痛绝 often takes 对 before the hated thing, as in 对作弊深恶痛绝, to mark strong moral rejection.

1. HSK 4

   他对说谎深恶痛绝，从不原谅。

   Tā duì shuōhuǎng shēn wù tòng jué, cóng bù yuánliàng.

   He detests lying bitterly and never forgives it.

2. HSK 3

   大家对这种不公平的做法深恶痛绝。

   Dàjiā duì zhè zhǒng bù gōngpíng de zuòfǎ shēn wù tòng jué.

   Everyone abhors this kind of unfair practice.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你怎么这么恨作弊？

   Nǐ zěnme zhème hèn zuòbì?

   Why do you hate cheating so much?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我对作弊深恶痛绝。

   Wǒ duì zuòbì shēn wù tòng jué.

   I detest cheating bitterly.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   有人被抓到了吗？

   Yǒu rén bèi zhuādào le ma?

   Has anyone been caught?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   有，老师处理得很严。

   Yǒu, lǎoshī chǔlǐ de hěn yán.

   Yes; the teacher handled it very strictly.

1. 1.What does 深恶痛绝 mean?

   ATo detest bitterly; to abhorBTo remain fresh in one's memoryCTo spare no pains or effort
2. 2.Which sentence uses 深恶痛绝 correctly?

   A他对浪费粮食深恶痛绝。B他把书深恶痛绝地放在桌上。C明天深恶痛绝地下雨。
3. 3.Which idiom fits best? 她对暴力____，从不看这类电影。 (She detests violence bitterly and never watches such films.)

   A深恶痛绝B记忆犹新C不言而喻

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