abhor

verb
🔊/əbˈhɔː(r)/
🔊/əbˈhɔːr/
not used in the progressive tenses不用于进行时 (formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they abhor
🔊/əbˈhɔː(r)/
🔊/əbˈhɔːr/
he / she / it abhors
🔊/əbˈhɔːz/
🔊/əbˈhɔːrz/
past simple abhorred
🔊/əbˈhɔːd/
🔊/əbˈhɔːrd/
past participle abhorred
🔊/əbˈhɔːd/
🔊/əbˈhɔːrd/
-ing form abhorring
🔊/əbˈhɔːrɪŋ/
🔊/əbˈhɔːrɪŋ/
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  1. abhor something to hate something, for example a way of behaving or thinking, especially for moral reasons(尤指因道德原因而)憎恨,厌恶,憎恶 synonym detest, loathe
    • Most decent people abhor corruption in government.大多数正派人憎恶政府的腐败行为。
    • She abhors any form of cruelty towards animals.她憎恶任何形式的虐待动物。
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin abhorrere, from ab- ‘away from’ + horrere ‘to shudder’.