单词 | offend |
释义 | offend verbadverb | verb + offend | preposition | phrases adverb➤deeply, gravely, greatly深深伤害;严重冒犯◆he knew that he had offended her deeply.他知道自己已经深深地伤害了她。➤mortally严重冒犯▸➤slightly轻微地冒犯▸➤easily容易伤害◆he was very sensitive and easily offended.他很敏感,很容易生气。verb + offend➤be likely to很可能冒犯◆omit anything that is likely to offend people.删除所有可能冒犯他人的内容。➤be anxious not to, be careful not to, not mean to, take care not to小心不冒犯;无意冒犯;注意不冒犯◆she stopped mid-sentence, anxious not to offend him.她话说了一半就停下了,担心会得罪他。preposition➤against违背◆viewers complained that the broadcast offended against good taste.观众投诉说这个节目有伤大雅。phrases➤feel, look, sound, etc. offended感觉、看起来、听上去等受到冒犯◆she sounded offended when she replied.她回答时听上去很生气。 offend verboffend ♦︎ insult ♦︎ shock ♦︎ abusethese words all mean to upset sb because of sth that you say or do.这些词均表示得罪、冒犯。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆to feel offended / insulted / shocked◆deeply offended / insulted / shocked■ offend [transitive, often passive, intransitive] to make sb feel upset because of sth that you say or do that is rude or embarrassing得罪;冒犯◆they'll be offended if you don't go to their wedding.你若不参加他们的婚礼,他们会生气的。◆some people found his jokes funny but others were deeply offended.他讲的那些笑话有些人觉得好笑,但其他人则深以为忤。◆a tv interviewer must be careful not to offend.电视采访者必须小心别得罪人。▸ offence noun [uncountable] ◆i'm sure he meant no offence when he said that.我相信他那么说并无冒犯的意思。◆the photo on the cover of the book may cause offence to some people.这本书封面上的照片可能会引起一些人的反感。◆no one will take offence (= feel offended) if you leave early.你若早退谁也不会介意的。■ insult /ɪnsʌlt/ [transitive, often passive] to say or do sth that is rude to sb and offends them辱骂;侮辱;冒犯◆i have never been so insulted in all my life!我一生中从未受过如此侮辱!◆she felt insulted by the low offer.那么低的出价让她觉得受到了侮辱。◆do you really expect me to believe that? don't insult my intelligence!你真以为我会相信吗?别侮辱我的智慧! ➡ see also insulting → insulting ▸ insult /ɪnsʌlt/ noun [countable] ◆the crowd was shouting insults at the police.群众大声辱骂着警察。◆his comments were seen as an insult to the president.他的评论被看成是对总统的冒犯。note 辨析 offend or insult?to insult sb is to say or do sth that is rude to them, usually deliberately. to offend them is to make them feel upset, either because you have insulted them or because you have been rude or thoughtless about sb/sth else that is important to them. * insult 指对某人言行粗鲁,通常是故意的。offend 指使某人不高兴,或是因为你冒犯了他们,或是因为你粗鲁或轻率地对待他们所看重的人或事物。■ shock [intransitive, transitive] to make sb feel offended or disgusted by your bad language or behaviour, especially deliberately使气愤;使厌恶◆these movies deliberately set out to shock.这些电影存心让人恶心。◆she enjoys shocking people by saying outrageous things.她喜欢故意说些不堪入耳的话让人讨厌。 ➡ see also shocking → outrageous ■ abuse [transitive] to make rude or offensive remarks to or about sb辱骂;诋毁;对⋯恶语相加◆journalists covering the case have been threatened and abused.报道这起案件的记者遭到了威胁和谩骂。▸ abuse noun [uncountable] ◆to scream / hurl / shout abuse高声谩骂;破口大骂;大声辱骂◆a stream / torrent of abuse一连串辱骂;劈头盖脸一通臭骂offend [transitive, often passive, intransitive] to make sb feel upset because of sth that you say or do that is rude or embarrassing得罪;冒犯◆they'll be offended if you don't go to their wedding.你若不参加他们的婚礼,他们会生气的。◆some people found his jokes funny but others were deeply offended.他讲的那些笑话有些人觉得好笑,但其他人则深以为忤。◆a tv interviewer must be careful not to offend.电视采访者必须小心别得罪人。▸ offence noun [uncountable] ◆i'm sure he meant no offence when he said that.我相信他那么说并无冒犯的意思。◆the photo on the cover of the book may cause offence to some people.这本书封面上的照片可能会引起一些人的反感。◆no one will take offence (= feel offended) if you leave early.你若早退谁也不会介意的。offendverb [intransitive] ◆ (formal) he started offending at the age of 16.他 16 岁就开始犯法。offendverb [intransitive] ◆ (formal) he started offending at the age of 16.他 16 岁就开始犯法。offend/əˈfend ||; əˈfɛnd/verb1. [t] (often passive 常用于被动语态) to hurt sb's feelings; to upset sb 伤害某人感情;使不悦;冒犯: ◇i hope they won't be offended if i don't come. 我希望,如果我不来的话,他们不会生气。◇he felt offended that she hadn't written for so long. 他因她很久没有写信给他而感到生气。 2. [i] (formal 正式) to do sth illegal; to commit a crime 做违法的事;犯罪 offend1 to offend someone2 to feel offended3 easily offended4 words for describing behaviour, remarks etc that offend peoplerelated wordssee alsoinsult,rude,angry,upset,criticize,revenge,1. to offend someone 冒犯某人 offend /əˈfend/ [intransitive/transitive verb] to make someone angry or upset by doing something that they think is socially or morally unacceptable or by being rude to them 使生气,冒犯,得罪 the programme contains scenes that may offend older viewers. 节目中有些场景可能会使年长的观众反感。 she stopped mid-sentence, anxious not to offend him. 她话说了一半赶忙打住,不想得罪他。 he didn't speak during the meeting for fear of saying something that might offend. 会上他没有发言,生怕说出些得罪人的话来。offend (somebody's) sensibilities he is a sensitive man, and it is not difficult to offend his sensibilities. 他是个敏感的人,感情很容易受到伤害。 insult /ɪnˈsʌlt/ [transitive verb] to make someone very angry and upset, for example by doing something that shows you have little respect for them or do not think that they are very good at something 侮辱;冒犯 in some cultures, you insult your host if you do not accept their offer of food. 在某些文化中,不接受主人提供的食物是对他们的侮辱。insult somebody by doing something i won't insult you by explaining the rules of the game. 我不会给你解释比赛规则,那等于是在侮辱你。insult somebody's intelligence treat someone as if they are stupid 侮辱某人的智慧 questions that insult the intelligence of the interviewee 有辱被采访者智力的问题 insult /ˈɪnsʌlt/ [countable noun] she took it as a personal insult that you did not ask her opinion about your book. 你没有征求她对你的书的看法,她觉得是对她的侮辱。 get/put somebody's back up /ˌget, ˌpʊt somebodyˈs ˈbæk ʌp/ [verb phrase not in passive] british informal to make someone annoyed, especially without intending to 【英,非正式】[尤指不经意地]冒犯某人;使某人恼火 it really gets my back up when salesmen call round to the house. 有推销员上门来的话我会很恼火。 he treats everyone like children, and that's why he puts people's backs up. 他对谁都像是待小孩似的,所以大家都对他有反感。 cause offence /ˌkɔːz əˈfens/ [verb phrase] to offend someone - use this about words or actions that were not intended to offend anyone 得罪;触怒[尤指无意中得罪人的话或行为] he later appeared on television to apologize for causing offence. 他后来上电视为自己得罪了大家而道歉。cause offence to i hope i didn't cause offence to anyone when i left early. 我提前走了,希望没冒犯任何人。cause great offence a remark that is considered humorous in one culture can cause great offence in another. 在一种文化中被认为是幽默的一句话在另一种文化里可能会让人非常反感。2. to feel offended 感到生气 offended /əˈfendɪd, əˈfendəd/ [adjective not before noun] she'll be offended if you don't say thank you for her help. 你要是不谢谢她的帮助,她会生气的。offended by he's always offended by jokes aimed at irish people. 听了针对爱尔兰人的笑话,他总要生气。offended that he felt offended that she didn't want to go out with him. 她不想和他约会,他很不高兴。deeply offended some people may find rude jokes funny, but others may be deeply offended. 粗俗的笑话有些人觉得好玩,有些人可能会非常生气。 insulted /ɪnˈsʌltɪd, ɪnˈsʌltəd/ [adjective not before noun] very angry and upset, for example because someone has done something that shows they have little respect for you or your abilities 受侮辱的;生气的 molly would be insulted if we didn't go and see her while we were in town. 如果我们到了镇上又不去看莫莉,她会生气的。insulted by please don't be insulted by anything i say. 你不要为我的话生气。insulted that he felt insulted that they had not told him about the party. 聚会的事他们没有告诉他,他感觉受到了侮辱。deeply insulted we must eat as much as possible, or she will be deeply insulted. 我们要尽量多吃点,否则她会很生气的。 slighted /ˈslaɪtɪd, ˈslaɪtəd/ [adjective not before noun] offended, especially because someone has not included you in their plans 受到怠慢的,受到冷落的 the guest list was very short, so no-one felt slighted because they hadn't been invited. 客人名单很短,所以没有人因为自己没被邀请而觉得受了冷落。 put out /ˌpʊt ˈaʊt/ [adjective not before noun] offended and surprised, especially because you feel that you have not been treated fairly 感到恼火[尤因觉得受到不公平对待] when she said i was interfering, i was a bit put out. 她说我是在干涉私事,我感到有点恼火。put out about she was rather put out about being described as plain. 说她长相很一般,她相当不高兴。put out by the minister was not put out by the note of impatience in cohen's voice. 科恩的语气有点不耐烦,但部长并没有介意。 take offence /ˌteɪk əˈfens/ [verb phrase] to feel offended by something someone says or does, especially something that does not seem serious to other people 生气;见怪 don't mention her hairstyle. she'll probably take offence. 别提她的发型,她可能会生气的。 please don't take offence, but i would prefer you not to swear in front of the children. 请不要见怪,我希望你不要在孩子面前骂人。take offence at he didn't seem to take offence at my lack of enthusiasm for his idea. 我对他的想法毫不热衷,他似乎并没有介意。be quick to take offence he described her as a woman who is temperamental and quick to take offence. 他把她说成是个喜怒无常、动不动就生气的人。 take something personally /ˌteɪk something ˈpɜːʳsənəli/ [verb phrase] to feel offended by something, especially a criticism, even though it was not aimed at one particular person 认为某事针对自己而感到不快[尤指批评] anna took it personally when the boss said some people were not working hard enough. 老板说有些人工作不够卖力,安娜觉得那是在针对她。 this is a general criticism, so i hope none of you will take it personally. 这是一个总的批评,我希望你们谁也不会认为那是针对个人的。 i didn't take his rebuff too personally, since i was used to his habit of being rude to his juniors. 他的拒绝我不大在意,因为我已经习惯了他对下属总是很无礼。 take something the wrong way /ˌteɪk something ðə ˌrɒŋ ˈweɪǁ-ˌrɔːŋ-/ [verb phrase] to be offended by something someone says or does when it was not intended to offend you and you have understood it in the wrong way 误会某事[因而感到不快] daniel sat in silence, afraid whatever he said would be taken the wrong way. 丹尼尔默不作声地坐着,生怕说什么都会被人误会。 don't take this the wrong way, but your driving has really improved. 你不要误会我的意思,你的驾车技术确实进步了。 take exception to /ˌteɪk ɪkˈsepʃən tu:/ [verb phrase] formal to feel offended by something someone says, and to make it clear that you feel this way 【正式】对…生气;因…不悦 i took exception to what he said about my family. 我对于他说我家里人的话很是生气。 paul took exception to her advice, which he said undermined his self-esteem. 保罗对她的劝告很不悦,说是伤害了他的自尊。take great exception to something i take great exception to the suggestion that i neglected my responsibilities. 他们言外之意是说我失职,我对此大为生气。3. easily offended 容易生气的 be/get easily offended /biː, get ˌiːzə̇li əˈfendə̇d/ [verb phrase] be careful what you say to jenny; she's oversensitive and easily offended. 你对珍妮说话要小心点,她很敏感,容易生气。be/get easily offended by barry gets easily offended by comments about his parents’ divorce. 一听到有人议论他父母离婚的事,巴里就会生气。 touchy /ˈtʌtʃi/ [adjective] too easily offended, especially so that people are afraid to talk to you, or offer advice 动不动就生气的;易怒的;过分敏感的 some authors get very touchy if you make even the slightest alteration to their work. 有的作者,你稍微改动一下他的作品,他就会不高兴。 why are you so touchy today? 你今天怎么动不动就生气?touchy about he's a great manager, but he is very touchy about his lack of qualifications. 他是个很不错的经理,但他对自己资历不够很是敏感。 sensitive /ˈsensɪtɪv, ˈsensətɪv/ [adjective] very easily offended by a particular thing 敏感的;神经过敏的;容易生气的 paul is too sensitive for this job. he can't take even the smallest criticism. 保罗在这个工作方面太敏感了,一点批评都受不起。sensitive about he's sensitive about his bad teeth, so try not to look at them. 他对自己的牙齿不整齐很敏感,所以尽量不要看他的牙齿。 my children are very sensitive about being treated in a patronising way. 我的孩子很敏感,不喜欢别人用居高临下的态度对待他们。 prude /pruːd/ [countable noun] someone who is easily offended by anything that is rude or connected with sex, especially in a way that other people think is unnecessary 过分拘谨的人;[在性方面]故作正经的人 sarah's no prude, but she thought some of the sex scenes were quite shocking. 萨拉不是那种故作正经的人,但她也觉得部分描写性的场面令人震惊。 prudish [adjective] her mother was very prudish about sexual matters. 她母亲在性的问题上是个很一本正经的人。 over-sensitive /ˌəʊvəʳ ˈsensə̇tɪv/ [adjective] someone who is over-sensitive gets offended and upset very easily, because they always think other people are criticizing them, making fun of them etc 过于敏感的;容易生气的 it's not unusual for artists to be over-sensitive about their work. 艺术家对自己的作品过于敏感是见多不怪的事。 of course he wasn't saying you were overweight - you're just being over-sensitive. 他当然没有说你太胖—你只是过分敏感了。4. words for describing behaviour, remarks etc that offend people 形容行为、话语等会得罪人的词语 offensive /əˈfensɪv/ [adjective] throughout the football game a small section of the crowd was chanting offensive slogans. 有一小部分人在整场足球赛期间都在反复喊一些冒犯性的口号。 the bbc received a number of complaints about the offensive remarks made during the interview. 英国广播公司收到一些投诉,说访谈中出现了冒犯性的言论。deeply offensive very offensive 令人非常恼火的 these pornographic magazines are deeply offensive to women. 这些色情杂志严重冒犯了妇女。offensive to your comments are offensive to all jews. 你的言论得罪了所有的犹太人。 offensively [adverb] as usual, he got drunk and behaved offensively towards the guests. 他像往常一样又喝醉了,对客人很无礼。 insulting /ɪnˈsʌltɪŋ/ [adjective] behaviour, remarks etc that are insulting offend someone a lot because they show a lack of respect for them or for their ability, honesty etc [行为、说话等]侮辱的,无礼的 it's insulting when people assume i must be a racist because i'm from the south. 就因为我是从南方来的,大家都认定我是个种族主义者,这是对我人格的侮辱。deeply insulting very insulting 非常无礼的 i find your criticism deeply insulting. 我觉得你的批评极具侮辱性。insulting to advice that is extremely insulting to unemployed people 令失业者极感屈辱的建议 be an insult to /biː ən ˈɪnsʌlt tuː/ [verb phrase] to offend a particular person or group of people by showing little respect for their intelligence, ability, beliefs etc 是对…的侮辱 leaders described the mosque's destruction as an insult to muslims. 各领袖称破坏清真寺是对穆斯林的侮辱。be an insult to somebody's intelligence/ability etc the lesson was awful. it was an insult to our intelligence. 课讲得太糟了,简直有辱我们的智慧。 if i didn't finish this meal it would be an insult to your superb cooking. 如果我不吃完这餐饭,那就是不尊重你的超凡厨艺。 objectionable /əbˈdʒekʃənəbəl/ [adjective] something that is objectionable is likely to offend people because it is morally unacceptable or very unpleasant 会得罪人的;令人不快的;讨厌的 i thought the bedroom scenes were pretty objectionable and unnecessary. 我认为那些床上戏很恶心,是多余的。 our goal is to get rid of many of the objectionable features of capitalism. 我们的目标是要消除资本主义的许多弊病。highly/deeply objectionable i find it highly objectionable to have to sit near people who are smoking. 不得不坐在抽烟的人旁边,我觉得非常讨厌。 of·fend /ə`fɛnd; əˈfend/v 1. [t] to make someone angry or upset 使生气,冒犯,得罪:◇i'm sorry, i didn't mean to offend you. 对不起,我并不是有意要得罪你的。 2. [i] formal to do something that is a crime 【正式】 犯罪,犯法 ☞ offend |
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