| 单词 | offend |
| 释义 | offend (once / 101 pages) 1v 2v If you hurt someone's feelings, you offend that person. You might accidentally offend your friend when you joke about the worst restaurant in town, not realizing it's her favorite place to eat. If you do something that makes another person resent you, you offend them. Your friends might not mind because you're so humble, but it could offend other classmates when the teachers always pick you for awards and honors. You also offend when you cause disgust or distaste. After your week of camping — and not showering — your smell will probably offend the nose of anyone who has to sit near you. WORD FAMILYoffend: offended, offender, offending, offends, offensive+/counteroffensive: counteroffensives/inoffensive: inoffensively/offended: offendedly/offender: offenders/offending: unoffending/offensive: counteroffensive, inoffensive, offensively, offensiveness, offensives/unoffending: unoffendingly USAGE EXAMPLESThe online reaction to the puzzle was swift, though it seemed more people were entertained than offended. BBC(Jan 03, 2017) “Trump letting this heretic pray in Jesus’s name should offend every Bible believing Christian.” Salon(Dec 30, 2016) “I call it the tyranny of the offended,” she said. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1 1v cause to feel resentment or indignation Her tactless remark offended me Syn|Hyper pique anger make angry 2v hurt the feelings of Syn|Hypo|Hyper bruise, hurt, injure, spite, wound affront, diss, insult treat, mention, or speak to rudely laceratedeeply hurt the feelings of; distress stingcause an emotional pain, as if by stinging abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortifycause to feel shame; hurt the pride of crush, demolish, smashhumiliate or depress completely degrade, demean, disgrace, put down, take downreduce in worth or character, usually verbally arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) 3v strike with disgust or revulsion 2Syn|Hyper appal, appall, outrage, scandalise, scandalize, shock churn up, disgust, nauseate, revolt, sicken cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of v act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises offend all laws of humanity Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper breach, break, go against, infract, transgress, violate keep, observe conform one's action or practice to sin, transgress, trespass commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law blunder, boob, drop the ball, goof, sincommit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake conflict, contravene, infringe, run afoulgo against, as of rules and laws trespassbreak the law intrude, trespassenter unlawfully on someone's property fallyield to temptation or sin break, break inenter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act disrespect show a lack of respect for |
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