abhor
verb /əbˈhɔː(r)/
/əbˈhɔːr/
not used in the progressive tenses动词形式
| 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/ |
- 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 - 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.
她憎恶对动物的任何形式的虐待。
词源late Middle English: from Latin abhorrere, from ab- ‘away from’ + horrere ‘to shudder’. - Most decent people abhor corruption in government.