offend的意思

offend

英 /ə'fend/ 美 /ə'fɛnd/

  • 四级
  • 考研
  • 雅思

基本释义

  • v 冒犯

    to make someone angry or upset by doing or saying something that they think is rude, unkind etc

  • v 犯过错

    If someone offends, they commit a crime

例句

  1. His remarks deeply offended many Scottish people.

    他的话严重冒犯了许多苏格兰人。

  2. The careful language is designed not to offend.

    使用谨慎的语言是为了不得罪人。

  3. In Western countries girls are far less likely to offend than boys.

    在西方国家,女孩们远不像男孩们那样容易犯罪。

短语

  • offend against 违犯;犯罪

近义词

vt 冒犯;使…不愉快 give offense、gross out
vi 违反;进攻;引起不舒服

同根词

adv offensively 冒犯地;讨厌地