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

TOEFLGREIELTS

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

• How could they stop the abhorrent road?
  他们怎样才能阻止筑造这条可恶的公路？
• Racism is abhorrent to the majority of people.
  大多数人对种族主义深恶痛绝。
• Abolition of the abhorrent apartheid system
  废除可恶的种族隔离制度
• Finding prostitution abhorrent is quite understandable.
  人们认为卖淫令人厌恶，这是可以理解的。
• It's abhorrent to his idea.
  这是和他的意见相反的。
• Some will find this useful and others abhorrent, depending on their view of software surveillance and data sharing.
  有人会认为这一功能很有用处，还有一些人则会认为它很讨厌，这取决于他们对软件监控和数据共享的看法。
• Torture is illegal and abhorrent under any circumstances, and we have nothing whatsoever to do with it.
  在任何情况下，使用酷刑都是非法的和令人发指的，我们绝不会使用酷刑。
• 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。
• The manger is abhorrent, actually, is the most hateful to pull out of the pit shit, etc.
  占着茅坑不拉屎是可恶的，其实，最可恨的却是拉完了屎还要占着等坑。
• Such an act is abhorrent to my sense of right.
  这种行为是我的正义感所不能容忍的。