英语词汇“affront”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

affront

(əfrʌnt )

Word forms: affronts , affronting , affronted

1. verb

If something affronts you, you feel insulted and hurt because of it. [formal]

His reforms had so affronted many of his natural supporters in England. [V ]

Synonyms: offend, anger, provoke, outrage

affronted adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]

He pretended to be affronted, but inwardly he was pleased.

Reggie reacted with the same affronted horror Midge had felt.

Synonyms: offended, cross, angry, upset

2. countable noun [usually singular]

If something is an affront to you, it is an obvious insult to you.

It's an affront to human dignity to treat people so poorly. [+ to]

She has taken my enquiry as a personal affront.

Synonyms: insult, wrong, injury, abuse

Collocations:

personal affront

If they see you refusing to have the time of your life, they will take it as a personal affront.

Times, Sunday Times (2006)

It was very unhelpful in another way in that the vast majority of officers saw it as a personal affront.

Times, Sunday Times (2009)

He took it as a personal affront.

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

Translations:

Chinese: 使...难堪, 侮辱

Japanese: 侮辱する, 侮辱

单词	affront
释义	affront (əfrʌnt ) Word forms: affronts , affronting , affronted 1. verb If something affronts you, you feel insulted and hurt because of it. [formal] His reforms had so affronted many of his natural supporters in England. [V ] Synonyms: offend, anger, provoke, outrage affronted adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] He pretended to be affronted, but inwardly he was pleased. Reggie reacted with the same affronted horror Midge had felt. Synonyms: offended, cross, angry, upset 2. countable noun [usually singular] If something is an affront to you, it is an obvious insult to you. It's an affront to human dignity to treat people so poorly. [+ to] She has taken my enquiry as a personal affront. Synonyms: insult, wrong, injury, abuse Collocations: personal affront If they see you refusing to have the time of your life, they will take it as a personal affront. Times, Sunday Times (2006) It was very unhelpful in another way in that the vast majority of officers saw it as a personal affront. Times, Sunday Times (2009) He took it as a personal affront. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Translations: Chinese: 使...难堪, 侮辱 Japanese: 侮辱する, 侮辱
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