单词 | abhor |
释义 | abhor (æbhɔːʳ ) Word forms: abhors , abhorring , abhorred verb If you abhor something, you hate it very much, especially for moral reasons. [formal] He was a man who abhorred violence and was deeply committed to reconciliation. [VERB noun] If nature abhors a vacuum, journalists abhor a transition, when there is little news to cover. [VERB noun] Synonyms: hate, loathe, despise, detest Collocations: abhor violence A club statement said that 'the club abhor violence of any sort and do not condone the actions taken by anyone involved'. Times, Sunday Times Followers do not smoke, drink alcohol and abhor violence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This appraisal would seem to fit the elusive man who abhorred violence and loved animals to the point that he mourned a pet squirrel's death. The Times Literary Supplement This leads him to abhor violence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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