abominate

• vt. 痛恨；憎恶

前缀ab-, 离开，非。-omin同omen, 预言。指不好的预言。

abominate (v.)

1640s, back-formation from abomination or from Latin abominatus, past participle of abominari "shun as an ill omen" (see abomination). Related: Abominated; abominating.

1. All the teachers abominate cheating in examinations.

所有教师都憎恶考试作弊.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. It has been my tragedy that I abominate the English countryside.

我不喜欢英格兰农村,这一直是我的不幸.

来自辞典例句