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

offendoffend /əˈfɛnd/ ●●○ S3 W3 verb

ETYMOLOGYoffend

Origin: 1300-1400 Old French offendre, from Latin offendere to strike against, offend

VERB TABLE

offend

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	offend
	he, she, it	offends
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	offended
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have offended
	he, she, it	has offended
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had offended
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will offend
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have offended

Continuous Form
Present	I	am offending
	he, she, it	is offending
	you, we, they	are offending
Past	I, he, she, it	was offending
	you, we, they	were offending
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been offending
	he, she, it	has been offending
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been offending
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be offending
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been offending

COLLOCATIONS► deeply offended

The remarks deeply offended many in the African-American community.

► offend ... sensibilities

The pictures may offend some readers’ sensibilities.

1[transitive] to make someone feel angry and upset, by doing or saying something that is insulting or shows a lack of respect: I hope I haven’t offended anybody. The remarks deeply offended many in the African-American community.2[intransitive] formal to do something that is a crime: The parole board felt that Harris was unlikely to offend again.3[intransitive, transitive] formal to go against ideas or rules about what is good, appropriate, or morally right, with the result that people feel unhappy or shocked: Some people are offended by swearing on television.offend against something Broadcasters should not offend against good taste and decency. The pictures may offend some readers’ sensibilities. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French offendre, from Latin offendere to strike against, offend]