| 释义 |
offend /ə- or o-fendˈ/ transitive verb- To displease
- To make angry
- To do harm to
- To hurt the feelings of
- To affront
- To violate (a law)
- To cause to stumble or sin (Bible)
intransitive verb- To sin
- To break the law
- To cause anger
- To be made to stumble or sin (Bible)
ORIGIN: L offendere, offensum, from ob against, and fendere, fensum to strike (found in compounds); cf defend offenceˈ (or US offense) noun - Anger
- Displeasure
- Any cause of anger or displeasure
- An injury
- A transgression, a breach of law
- A crime
- A sin
- Affront
- Assault
- Those players in a team who assume the attacking role (sport)
- The attacking team, esp when in possession of the ball (American football)
- Attacking play, position or style (sport)
- A stumbling (Bible)
offenceˈful adjective (Shakespeare) - Giving offence or displeasure
- Injurious
offenceˈless adjective (Milton) - Unoffending
- Innocent
offendˈed adjective offendˈedly adverb offendˈer noun offendˈing adjective offendˈress noun (Shakespeare) A female offender offensˈive adjective - Causing offence, displeasure or injury
- Used in attack (sport, military, etc)
- Making the first attack
noun- The act or course of action of the attacking party
- The posture of an attacker
- A great and sustained effort to achieve an end, as in peace offensive
offensˈively adverb offensˈiveness noun give offence To cause displeasure take offence To feel displeasure, be offended |