| 词汇 | abomination |
| 释义 | abomination noun[ C ] formaluk /əˌbɒm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ us /əˌbɑː.məˈneɪ.ʃən/ something that you dislike and disapprove of: 令人憎恶的事物;可恶的东西 Cruelty to animals is an abomination.虐待动物是一种令人憎恶的行为。 Synonym abhorrenceformal Feelings of dislike and hatred abhorrence anathema animosity animus anti-Catholicism distaste distaste for someone/something distastefully enmity execrate misandrist misandry misanthrope misanthropy misogynist self-hating self-hatred self-loathing sore point technophobe Examples of abominationabomination The moment such cases enter public discourse, they are viewed as abominations. They want ownership of the patent so that they can stop anyone else from making chimeras, even ones useful to research, because they consider such organisms to be unnatural abominations. That is the extreme of abomination. I think the newspapers perform a useful public service in ventilating these abominations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I regard that as an abomination of desolation because one does not know whether it means "and"or"or". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To be awakened in the morning with a bed pan is an abomination of desolation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of my fishermen are doing mixed fishing, and for them, discards are more than a waste and a contradiction: they are an abomination. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English My view is that it is an abomination and it should be pulled down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not very well drafted—the latter part is an abomination. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The regulations are an abomination and should be rejected. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These dumps are a nightmare, a "hideousity", an abomination. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The long delay in decasualisation has been an abomination. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He also said that public opinion says that it is an abomination. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are contemplating draconian measures because of the sinister implications and our total abomination of the trade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Noise can be an abomination and can ruin the quality of life of many people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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