| 英语单词 | abhor |
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| 英美音标 | 英 [əb'hɔː(r)] 美 [əb'hɔːr] |
| 中文释义 | vt.憎恶;厌恶;痛恨 |
| 英语例句 | (1) They abhor all forms of racial discrimination. (2) Most people abhor cruelyt to children. (3) I abhor every commonplace phrase by which wit is intended. (4) I will put my dwelling place among you, and I will not abhor you. (5) Most people abhor cruelty to children. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他们憎恶任何形式的种族歧视。 (2) 大部分人憎恶虐待儿童。 (3) 我厌恶所有那些力图表现智慧的陈腐不堪的俗话。 (4) 我要在你们中间立我的帐幕,我的心也不厌恶你们。 (5) 大多数人痛恨虐待儿童。 |
| vocabulary简明 | If you abhor something, it gives you a feeling of complete hatred. Chances are you abhor that kid who used to torture the frogs in biology class. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Abhor is from Latin abhorrere — "to shrink back in horror." It is the strongest way in English to express hatred, even stronger than loathe. We only use abhor in formal contexts; you might say "I abhor that man," but you would be less likely to say "I abhor spinach" unless you tend to express yourself in highfalutin terms no matter what the occasion. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词](尤指出于道德原因)憎恨,憎恶 If you abhor something, you hate it very much, especially for moral reasons. [V n] [FORMAL 正式]
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