abhor

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ab·hor /əbˈhɔː $ əbˈhɔːr, æb-/ verb (abhorred, abhorring) [transitiveT not in progressive] formal

HATEto hate a kind of behaviour or way of thinking, especially because you think it is morally wrong 厌恶，憎恶〔某种行为或思想方式〕

I abhor discrimination of any kind.

我厌恶任何一种歧视。

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Examples from the Corpus

abhor• 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 mass, however, could adore Gandhi and abhor untouchables.• 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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