offend

🇺🇸 /əˈfend/ 🇬🇧 /əˈfend/
詞頻
難度
標籤 TOP10000Oxford3000CEFR-B2
verb
B2

to upset someone by saying or doing something rude

Be careful not to offend people with your words.

注意不要用你的言語冒犯他人。

R

to seem unpleasant to someone

The smell might offend some guests.

這氣味可能會讓一些客人感到不適。

R

to break the law

He started to offend at a young age.

他在很小的時候就開始違法了。

R

to go against what is right or proper

The joke might offend against common decency.

這個笑話可能違背了基本的禮儀。

translation

v. 冒犯, 令人不快, 違法, 違背

詞形變化

3rd Present offends
Past offended
Perfect offended
Progressive offending