| 单词 | abhor |
| 释义 | abhor From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishabhorab‧hor /əbˈhɔː $ əbˈhɔːr, æb-/ verb (abhorred, abhorring) [transitive not in progressive] formalHATEto hate a kind of behaviour or way of thinking, especially because you think it is morally wrongI abhor discrimination of any kind.► see thesaurus at hate→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusabhor• The president abhorred all forms of racism.• A Sylvie who abhorred her ageing image in the mirror.• Anyone associated with the game of rugby quite right abhors tactics which can easily cause injury.• Many people abhor the extremity of this view.• Nature abhors the superfluous, yet is constrained to produce the seemingly extravagant.• The great majority of the Irish people have always abhorred violence.Origin abhor (1400-1500) Latin abhorrere, from ab- “away” + horrere “to shake in fear” |
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