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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ab·hor /əbˈhɔː $ əbˈhɔːr, æb-/ verb (abhorred, abhorring) [transitive 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。► see thesaurus at hate→ See Verb table
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    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”
    ab·hor verbChineseSyllable
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    abhor
    ab‧hor /əbˈhɔː $ əbˈhɔːr, æb-/ verb (past tense and past participle abhorred, present participle abhorring) [transitive not in progressive] formal
     Date: 1400-1500
     Language: Latin
     Origin: abhorrere, from ab- 'away' + horrere 'to shake in fear'
    to hate a kind of behaviour or way of thinking, especially because you think it is morally wrong:
        I abhor discrimination of any kind.
         
    THESAURUS
       ▪ hate verb [transitive not in progressive] to dislike someone or something very much: Billy hated his stepfather. | He hated the fact that his wife was more successful than he was. | She hates people being late.
       ▪ can’t stand/can’t bear to hate someone or something. Can’t stand is less formal than hate, and is very common in everyday English: She’s OK, but I can’t stand her husband. | He couldn’t bear the thought of life without Nicole. | She can’t stand being on her own.
       ▪ loathe /ləʊð $ loʊð//detest verb [transitive not in progressive] to hate something or someone very much. Loathe and detest are a little more formal than hate: He loathed housework. | Greg had detested his brother for as long as he could remember. | She evidently loathes her ex-husband.
       ▪ despise verb [transitive not in progressive] to hate someone or something very much and have no respect for them: He despised the man and could never forgive him for what he had done. | They despised the wealth and consumerism of the West.
       ▪ abhor /əbˈhɔː $ əbˈhɔːr, æb-/ verb [transitive not in progressive] formal to hate something because you think it is morally wrong: He abhorred violence. | We abhor racism in any form.


    abhorBrE /əbˈhɔː(r)/ 🔊NAmE /əbˈhɔːr/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they abhor BrE /əbˈhɔː(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /əbˈhɔːr/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it abhors BrE /əbˈhɔːz/ 🔊 NAmE /əbˈhɔːrz/ 🔊past simple abhorred BrE /əbˈhɔːd/ 🔊 NAmE /əbˈhɔːrd/ 🔊past participle abhorred BrE /əbˈhɔːd/ 🔊 NAmE /əbˈhɔːrd/ 🔊 -ing form abhorring BrE /əbˈhɔːrɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /əbˈhɔːrɪŋ/ 🔊 (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) ~ sth (formal) to hate sth, 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 SYN detest, loathe