Violence was anathema to them.

暴力是他们非常厌恶的事。

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Racial prejudice is (an) anathema to me.

对我来说，种族歧视非常可恶。

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Their very nature is anathema to our rich culture and heritage.

他们的天性便是憎厌我们富饶的文化与遗产。

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This is anathema to current Republican orthodoxy, although not something that would trouble Milton Friedman.

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It dropped demands for a NATO-led force in Kosovo, which was anathema to Russia.

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The drive to meet profitability expectations, a very short-term, quarterly obsession, is anathema to sustainability.

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