offend

英 [əˈfend]

美 [əˈfend]

v.  得罪; 冒犯; 令人不适; 犯罪; 犯法

过去分词：offended　过去式：offended　第三人称单数：offends　现在分词：offending　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.5542 / COCA.5207

同义词辨析

offendantagonize【导航词义：冒犯】

牛津词典

verb

• 得罪；冒犯
  to make sb feel upset because of sth you say or do that is rude or embarrassing
  1. 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。
  2. Neil did not mean to offend anybody with his joke .
     尼尔开那个玩笑并非想冒犯谁。
  3. A TV interviewer must be careful not to offend.
     电视采访者必须小心别得罪人。
• 令人不适
  to seem unpleasant to sb
  1. The smell from the farm offended some people.
     农场散发的气味让一些人闻了不舒服。
  2. an ugly building that offends the eye
     一座丑陋碍眼的建筑物
• 犯罪；犯法
  to commit a crime or crimes
  1. He started offending at the age of 16.
     他16岁就开始犯法。
• 违背（人情）；违反（常理）；有悖于
  to be against what people believe is morally right
  1. comments that offend against people's religious beliefs
     有悖人民宗教信仰的评论

柯林斯词典

• VERB 冒犯；得罪；触怒
  If youoffendsomeone, you say or do something rude which upsets or embarrasses them.
  1. He apologizes for his comments and says he had no intention of offending the community...
     他为自己发表的评论道歉并称无意冒犯该社群。
  2. The survey found almost 90 percent of people were offended by strong swearwords...
     这项调查发现几乎90％的人都会为不堪入耳的脏话所触怒。
  3. Television censors are cutting out scenes which they claim may offend.
     电视节目审查官正在剪掉他们称有可能会令人反感的一些镜头。
• VERB 违反，违犯，违背（法律、规定、原则等）
  Tooffend againsta law, rule, or principle means to break it.
  1. This bill offends against good sense and against justice...
     该法案有悖于理智和公正。
  2. In showing contempt for the heavyweight championship Douglas offended a stern code.
     道格拉斯藐视重量级拳王称号的行为违背了严格的准则。
• VERB 犯罪；犯法
  If someoneoffends, they commit a crime.
  1. In Western countries girls are far less likely to offend than boys.
     在西方国家，女孩的犯罪倾向远低于男孩。

英英释义

verb

• cause to feel resentment or indignation
  1. Her tactless remark offended me
  Synonym:pique
• hurt the feelings of
  1. She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests
  2. This remark really bruised my ego
  Synonym:hurtwoundinjurebruisespite
• strike with disgust or revulsion
  1. The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
  Synonym:shockscandalizescandaliseappalappalloutrage
• act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
  1. offend all laws of humanity
  2. violate the basic laws or human civilization
  3. break a law
  4. break a promise
  Synonym:transgressinfractviolatego againstbreachbreak

双语例句

• It is a sacrilege to offend democracy.
  违反民主是冒天下之大不韪。
• What advantage can it be to you to offend Mr. Darcy?
  你得罪了达西先生有什么好处？
• I think I never offend you.
  我想我从没有触犯过你。
• Faithful [ Frank; Honest] words offend the ear but are good for improving one's conduct.; Honest advice, though unpleasant to the ear, benefits conduct.
  忠言逆耳利于行。
• There can be little doubt that he will offend again
  毋庸置疑他还会再犯的。
• Don't offend him.
  别惹他。
• You cannot afford to offend your boss, or you'll be in real trouble.
  你可别得罪了老板，回头让你吃不了兜着走。
• This bill offends against good sense and against justice
  该法案有悖于理智和公正。
• The survey found almost 90 percent of people were offended by strong swearwords
  这项调查发现几乎90%的人都会为不堪入耳的脏话所触怒。
• She dressed down to visit her poor relatives, so as not to offend them by a show of her wealth.
  她访问穷亲戚时穿得比较俭朴，以免因显示阔气而伤害他们的感情。