a·ver·sion
noun/əˈvɜːʃn/
/əˈvɜːrʒn/
[countable, uncountable]- a strong feeling of not liking somebody/something
厌恶；憎恶 - a strong aversion
深深厌恶 - aversion to somebody/something He had an aversion to getting up early.
他十分讨厌早起。
Extra ExamplesTopics Preferences and decisionsc2- People can be helped to overcome their aversion to snakes.
可以帮助人们克服对蛇的厌恶情绪。 - He felt an overwhelming sense of aversion towards the young man standing before him.
他对眼前这个年轻人产生了一种强烈的厌恶感。 - She has a deep-rooted aversion to dogs, almost amounting to a phobia.
她对狗厌恶至极，几乎到了恐惧的地步。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- strong
- natural
- pathological
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- have
- develop
- overcome
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- therapy
- aversion to
Word Originlate 16th cent. (originally denoting the action of turning away or averting one's eyes): from Latin aversio(n-), from avertere, from ab- ‘from’ + vertere ‘to turn’. - a strong aversion