abhorrent

英 [əbˈhɒrənt]

美 [əbˈhɔːrənt]

adj.  (尤指因道德原因)令人憎恨的，令人厌恶的，令人憎恶的

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BNC.20689 / COCA.22815

牛津词典

adj.

• （尤指因道德原因）令人憎恨的，令人厌恶的，令人憎恶的
  causing hatred, especially for moral reasons
  1. Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society.
     文明社会憎恶种族主义。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 令人憎恶的；使人厌恶的
  If something isabhorrent toyou, you hate it very much or consider it completely unacceptable.
  1. Racial discrimination is abhorrent to my council and our staff...
     我的顾问班子和全体工作人员都对种族歧视深恶痛绝。
  2. There are many people who still find the act of abortion abhorrent.
     仍有很多人对堕胎行为表示厌恶。

英英释义

adj

• offensive to the mind
  1. an abhorrent deed
  2. the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee
  3. morally repugnant customs
  4. repulsive behavior
  5. the most repulsive character in recent novels
  Synonym:detestableobscenerepugnantrepulsive

双语例句

• This is perhaps the only piece of Nazi symbolism that the world does not find abhorrent.
  这也许是纳粹留给世界的唯一不令人反感的印象。
• I will make you abhorrent to all the kingdoms of the earth.
  并且使你们在天下万国中抛来抛去。这是耶和华说的。
• Not for any mortal sin, but the wickedness of my abhorrent face!
  不是因为弥天大罪，而是因了这令人憎恶的脸代表的邪恶！
• To them, the idea of having a Wal-Mart next door is abhorrent.
  对于这些人来说，在古城附近建沃尔玛超市这样的主意简直太可恶了。
• Abolition of the abhorrent apartheid system
  废除可恶的种族隔离制度
• More than ever, I understand how abhorrent it is to inflict pain.
  我比以前更加体会到了给别人造成痛苦是多么可恶的一件事情。
• How could they stop the abhorrent road?
  他们怎样才能阻止筑造这条可恶的公路？
• There is no heresy or philosophy so abhorrent to the church as a human being.
  在宗教上，没有什么比异端和哲学更与之格格不入的了。
• They have been accused of committing abhorrent acts of terrorism.
  他们被指控犯有令人痛恨的恐怖主义行为。
• By methods which were abhorrent to them.
  以令他们厌恶的方法。