这些动词或短语动词均表示“轻视、蔑视”之意。
despise : 指由于卑鄙、软弱，渺小或无价值等而被轻视。
- The two groups despise each other.
这两个团体相互鄙视。 - She despised him for the way he treated her sister.
他那样对待她姐姐让她感到很厌恶。 - He despised himself for being such a coward.
他厌恶自己竟然如此懦弱。
scorn : 语气较强，指极端的蔑视，常伴有愤怒或恼怒的情感。
- She has nothing but scorn for the new generation of politicians.
她对新一代政客只有鄙视。 - Why do you always pour/heap scorn on (= criticize severely and unfairly) my suggestions?
你为什么总是对我的建议嗤之以鼻？
look down upon : 指自视地位优越而蔑视他人或事。
- She thinks they look down on her because she doesn't have a job.
她觉得他们瞧不起她是因为她没有工作。 - I wasn't successful, so they looked down on me.
我一无所成，所以他们瞧不起我。
