He was a man who abhorred violence and was deeply committed to reconciliation.他是一个憎恶暴力而坚决主张和解的人。

If nature abhors a vacuum, journalists abhor a transition, when there is little news to cover.就像自然界不容真空, 新闻记者都厌恶没有多少新闻可供报道的过渡时期。