abhor

/əbˈhɔː(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /əbˈhɔːr/ (ame, ipa) · /əb-ˈhȯr ab-/ (ame, mw)

abhor — verb

  • abhorpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • abhorshe / she / it
  • abhorredpast simple
  • abhorring-ing form

1. to feel very strong hatred for behaviour, ideas, or situations that seem cruel,

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to feel very strong hatred for behaviour, ideas, or situations that seem cruel, shameful, or morally wrong

例句

Élise abhors the way the company hides safety problems from workers.

abhor + the way + clause

Rohan has always abhorred cruelty to animals on television.

formal verb for moral disgust

同義詞
  • despise

    often focuses on looking down on a person or quality as worthless, not only finding it morally wrong

  • loathe

    close in strength, but more common in everyday English and not always formal

  • detest

    strong and common for intense dislike, but it can be used for less moral topics than 'abhor'

  • hate

    the broad everyday word; weaker in tone when the speaker is making a moral judgment

反義詞
  • accept

    can describe allowing or tolerating something instead of condemning it

  • tolerate

    suggests putting up with something you dislike rather than reacting with moral disgust

文法句型

abhor + noun phrase

abhor + the way + clause

用法筆記

Usually takes behaviour, beliefs, policies, or conditions as its object rather than an ordinary personal dislike. It is more formal and more morally charged than plain hate.

常見錯誤

❌I abhor my math homework because it is long.
✅I hate my math homework because it is long.
💡'abhor' sounds too formal and morally strong for everyday annoyance.
❌She abhors him because he forgot her birthday.
✅She really dislikes him because he forgot her birthday.
💡'abhor' is usually used for conduct or ideas you see as deeply wrong, not a small personal slight.