Noun “I see you still smoke,” she said with distaste. usually views abstract paintings with distaste
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Starbucks customers outside the store at the Arizona Center, Third and Van Buren Streets in downtown Phoenix, offered mixed reviews Tuesday on the company’s decision, ranging from agreement to distaste for the afternoon closure. Kimberly Rapanut, azcentral, 29 May 2018 The Republican crossover votes in Alabama could largely be attributable to distaste for Moore. Eric Bradner, CNN, 14 Dec. 2017 As China looks ahead to a new American administration, opinions on the front-running Mrs. Clinton veer from admiration, mostly among women and civil libertarians, to distaste, mostly among male policy makers and an often nationalistic public. Didi Kirsten Tatlow, New York Times, 10 July 2016
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Winston, a founding editor of Organized Home, a companion website to Remodelista, says her respect for nature and distaste for wastefulness was instilled in her by her Chinese immigrant parents. Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 The performance of streaming has driven investors’ appetites or distaste for entertainment companies, including Disney. Robbie Whelan, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 Derrick Henry will return, but the distaste of their unsightly playoff exit to the Bengals has soured many. Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2022 An increased awareness around sustainability, as well as a general distaste in and distrust of the dealership experience, are just two reasons why EVs are shaking up the auto business. Joel Li, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 The assault focused on internet companies, many of which were launched with U.S. venture financing and scaled up for listing on exchanges in New York and Hong Kong, signals Chinese President Xi Jinping’s growing distaste for foreign capital. Clay Chandler, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2022 During an interview with Good Day DC, host Marissa Mitchell brought up Khan’s distaste of West’s treatment of the sample. Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 2 Aug. 2022 Ramsay's distaste for vegetarian food has long been documented. Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 2022 Billie Eilish called in to Apple Music’s New Music Daily to dish on her surprise EP Guitar Songs and ended up admitting her distaste for the typical studio experience. Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 25 July 2022 See More
ADJECTIVE | VERB + DISTASTE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤deep, extreme, great, profound, strong深深的/極端的/很強的/十足的/強烈的反感➤general普遍厭惡◇They are country people with a general distaste for all things urban.他們是鄉下人,對城市中的一切事物普遍有些厭惡。➤personal個人厭惡▸➤growing不斷加深的厭惡▸➤obvious明顯的厭惡◇She regarded the child with evident distaste.她以明顯的厭惡眼光打量那孩子。VERB + DISTASTE➤feel, have感到/心懷厭惡▸➤express, show表示/表現出厭惡◇She was trying not to show her distaste.她盡量不表現出自己的厭惡。➤hide隱藏厭惡之情◇He couldn't hide the deep distaste that he felt for many of their customs.他無法掩飾對他們許多習俗的強烈反感。➤eye sb/sth with, look at sb/sth with, regard sb/sth with厭惡地看待⋯PREPOSITION➤in distaste厭惡地◇She wrinkled her nose in mock distaste.她皺起鼻子,裝出反感的樣子。➤with distaste厭惡地◇Jim looked with distaste at the cockroach in his soup.吉姆厭惡地看着湯裏的蟑螂。➤distaste at對⋯的厭惡◇He couldn't hide his distaste at having to sleep in such a filthy room.要睡在如此污穢的房間裏,他無法掩飾厭惡之情。➤distaste for對⋯的厭惡◇Joe had a profound distaste for violence.喬對暴力深惡痛絕。PHRASES➤an expression of distaste, a look of distaste厭惡的表情/神情