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单词 abhorrent
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ab•hor•rent /æbˈhɔrənt, -ˈhɑr-/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. causing hatred;
    detestable;
    loathsome:an abhorrent murder.
  2. [ be + ~ + to] completely opposed to:That theory was abhorrent to civilized thinking.
ab•hor•rent•ly, adv. See -horr-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ab•hor•rent  (ab hôr′ənt, -hor′-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. causing repugnance;
    detestable;
    loathsome:an abhorrent deed.
  2. utterly opposed, or contrary, or in conflict (usually fol. by to):abhorrent to reason.
  3. feeling extreme repugnance or aversion (usually fol. by of):abhorrent of waste.
  4. remote in character (usually fol. by from):abhorrent from the principles of law.
  • Latin abhorrent- (stem of abhorrēns, present participle of abhorrēre). See abhor, -ent
  • 1610–20
ab•hor′rent•ly, adv. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged shocking, abominable.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
abhorrent /əbˈhɒrənt/ adj
  1. repugnant; loathsome
  2. when postpositive, followed by of: feeling extreme aversion or loathing (for): abhorrent of vulgarity
  3. usually postpositive and followed by to: conflicting (with): abhorrent to common sense
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