1 to have a very strong feeling of not liking sb/sth at all 憎恨；讨厌: I hate grapefruit. 我讨厌葡萄柚。I hate it when it's raining like this. 我不喜欢这样下雨。I hate to see the countryside spoilt. 我不愿看到郊野受人破坏。He hates driving at night. 他不喜欢在晚上开车。 ☞ Look at detest and loathe. They express an even stronger feeling. 参看detest及loathe。这两个词表达更加强烈的感情。

2 used as a polite way of saying sorry for sth you would prefer not to have to say （表示抱歉）: I hate to bother you, but did you pick up my keys by mistake? 对不起，打搅你了，你是不是拿错了我的钥匙？