insult
noun countable /ˈɪn.sʌlt/
■an offensive remark or action 侮辱；辱骂•She made several insults about my appearance.她说了几句侮辱我长相的话。 •The steelworkers' leader rejected the 2% pay-rise saying it was an insult to the profession.钢铁工人的领导者拒绝接受2%的加薪，认为这是对他们职业的侮辱。 •The instructions are so easy they are an insult to your intelligence (= they seem to suggest you are not clever if you need to use them).说明如此简单，简直是在侮辱你的智商。
verb transitive /ɪnˈsʌlt/
■to say or do something to someone that is rude or offensive 侮辱，辱骂•First he drank all my wine and then he insulted all my friends.他先喝光了我的酒，然后又辱骂了我所有的朋友。 |