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abhor <abhorred; abhorring> [əbˈhɔː] VB trans

abhor

痛恨 tònghèn

abhor

憎恶 zēngwù

▶ abhorrence [əbˈhɒrəns] N

▶ abhorrent [əbˈhɒrənt] ADJ

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English

This would allow perpetual motion, a notion which he abhorred. en.wikipedia.org

She abhors profanity, to the point that she will fly into fits of rage if it is used in front of her. en.wikipedia.org

Predictably, those who abhorred the ecclesiastical reforms were also those who, most doggedly, supported the monarchy. en.wikipedia.org

He abhorred the idea of birth and rebirth. en.wikipedia.org

The colonists abhorred private property, practised a rigid code of morality, strict vegetarianism and nudism. en.wikipedia.org

The commonly held view that nature abhorred a vacuum was called "horror vacui". en.wikipedia.org

She was educated by governesses, an experience she abhorred. en.wikipedia.org

The subarachnoid space abhors all foreign body substances. en.wikipedia.org

Thousands of blind like me abhor being dependent on others. en.wikipedia.org

Certainly lovers of modern art will abhor the sentimentality of the genre. en.wikipedia.org

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