Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
loathe | to hate or dislike greatly(v) |
detest | dislike intensely(v) |
despite | lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike(v) |
cannot stand | don't like (v) |
cannot bear | don't like (v) |
repel | (v) drive, push or keep st away . Strong word used to describe the effect which something detested has on the person affected.Lam Kho chiu. Eg: His behaviour repels everyone |
revolt | (v) fill with distaste. Lam ghe tom. Eg: I was revolted by the way he spoke |
appal | (v) strike with disgust or revulsion. Lam kinh hoang. Eg: we were appalled by the conditions in the refugee camp. |
disgust | (v) (n) strong feelings of dislike. Lam ai cam thay ghe tom |
desire | (v) an inclination to want things; formal verb to express a sexual wish for someone or else it is quite a formal word for wish |
look forward to | (v) think about st in the future with pleasant anticipation, opp: dread |
long for | (v) wish for something very much. Eg: After this long, cold winter, I am longing for spring |
yearn for | (v) is a more poetic way of saying long for. Eg: He will never stop yearning for his country although he can never return |
dearest | (n) way to addressing loved ones |
sweetheart | (n) any well-liked individual; way to addressing loved ones |
pet | (n) way to addressing loved ones. is used mainly to children |
fancy | (v informal) to want st or want to do st . Tu nay nen tra them oxford |
tempt | (v)1. to attract sb or make sb want to do. Eg: don't tempt thieves by leaving valuables clearly visible. 2. Persuade Eg: How can we tempt young people into engineering? |
enjoy | (v) get pleasure |
enjoyable | (a)giving pleasure |
fascinate | (v)to attract or interest sb very much |
fascinated | (a) very interested. Eg: I've been very fascinated by his idea |
fascinating | (a) extremely interesting and attractive. |
fascination | (Cn, usually sing) a very strong attraction, that makes st very interesting |
appeal to | to attract or interest st (v). Tu nay co nhieu nghia, nen xem them ca Oxford dic |
captivate | (v) (by) to keep sb's attention by being interesting, attracting |
captivating | (a) very interesting |
adore | love/like sb/st very much |
affectionate | (a)loving; showing caring feelings and love for sb |
passionate | (a) having and showing strong feeling of sexual love/anger/ enthusiasm for st or belief in st |
passion | (n/ formal/ sing) a very strong feeling of love |
temptation | (n) the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire. From (v) tempt |
tempting | (a) attractive, makes people want to have it. From (v) temp |
attract | (v) to pull towards; to stimulate interest |
attraction | (Un/sing) a feeling of liking sb, especially sexually |
attractive | (a) pleasant to look at. Come from " attraction" |
appealing | (a) attractive |
appeal | (n) a quality that makes st attractive or interesting. (v) |
hatred | (n) a very strong of dislike. Verb is hate |
adoration | (n) Verb is adore |
adoring | (a) Verb is adore |
repulsion | (n) from verb " repel" |
repulsive | (a) from verb " repel" |
keen on | (v) want to do st very much |
Oxford dictionnary
Thứ Tư, 4 tháng 4, 2012
Like and dislike
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