antagonize
英 [ænˈtæɡənaɪz]
美 [ænˈtæɡənaɪz]
v. 使对立; 使生气
过去式：antagonized 现在分词：antagonizing 过去分词：antagonized 第三人称单数：antagonizes
Collins.1 / BNC.21205 / COCA.17720
同义词辨析
offendantagonize【导航词义：冒犯】
offendv. 冒犯，得罪
〔辨析〕
普通用词，指以粗鲁、不友善或令人难堪的言行惹恼某人。
〔例证〕
His words deeply offended his boss.
他的话严重冒犯了老板。
I can't afford to offend him.
我可不敢得罪他。
他的话严重冒犯了老板。
I can't afford to offend him.
我可不敢得罪他。
antagonizev. 使生气，惹恼
〔辨析〕
指以令某人讨厌的言行引起其敌意或反感。
〔例证〕
His words antagonized the visitors.
他的话引起了来访者的反感。
It would be dangerous to antagonize him.
惹恼他会很危险。
他的话引起了来访者的反感。
It would be dangerous to antagonize him.
惹恼他会很危险。
牛津词典
verb
- 使对立；使生气
to do sth to make sb angry with you- Not wishing to antagonize her further, he said no more.
他不愿惹她更生气，便不再说话。
- Not wishing to antagonize her further, he said no more.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 惹恼；引起…的敌意（或反感）
If youantagonizesomeone, you make them feel angry or hostile towards you.- He didn't want to antagonize her.
他不想引起她的反感。
- He didn't want to antagonize her.
in BRIT, also use 英国英语亦用antagonise
英英释义
verb
- provoke the hostility of
- Don't antagonize your boss
- act in opposition to