vt.輕視
He claims to despise riches. 他宣稱蔑視錢財。
I despise his refusing to accept responsibility. 他拒不承擔(dān)責(zé)任，我鄙視他。
It is incorrect to despise woman. 輕視婦女是錯誤的。
Practice is as important as theory, but we are apt to value the latter and despise the former. 實踐與理論一樣重要，但是我們易于珍視后者而輕視前者。
