| 释义 |
ab·hor
\əbˈhȯ(ə)r, ab-, -ȯ(ə)\ transitive verb
(abhorred ; abhorred ; abhorring ; abhors)
Etymology: Middle English abhorren, from Latin abhorrēre, from ab- ab- (I) + horrēre to bristle, shiver, shudder — more at horror
1. : to regard with repugnance : detest extremely : loathe
< they abhor the thought of going to war >
2. obsolete : to fill with horror or disgust
< mine own clothes shall abhor me — Job 9:31 (Authorized Version) >
3. : to turn aside or keep away from especially in scorn : avoid, reject
< the university should abhor mediocrity — Walter Moberly >
Synonyms: see hate |