offend
[ə'fend] verb
UPSET 冒犯
IMPROVER transitive
■to make someone upset or angry 冒犯；触犯；得罪；惹恼•[+ that] I think she was a bit offended that she hadn't been invited to the party.没有邀请她参加聚会，我觉得她有点生气。 •He looked a bit offended when you called him middle-aged.你称他为中年人时，他看上去有些不快。 •If the sight of a few dirty dishes offends you, then I think you've got problems!如果看到几个脏碟子就让你不舒服，那么我想你有问题了！
[ə'fend] verb
COMMIT CRIME 犯罪
intransitive legal
■to commit a crime 犯罪，违法•Obviously if a police officer offends it's a fairly serious matter.显然，员警如果犯罪那可是件相当严重的事情。
[ə'fend] verb
Phrasal Verbs offend against sth formal
■to break, or to be in opposition to, a rule or principle or something that people consider to be correct 违反，触犯（规则）；违背（常理）•Do you suppose it would be offending against good taste to wear a patterned tie with my striped shirt?你觉得打一条有图案的领带来配我的条纹衬衫是否有些不伦不类？ |