offends

英 [əˈfendz]

美 [əˈfendz]

v.  得罪; 冒犯; 令人不适; 犯罪; 犯法
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柯林斯词典

• VERB 冒犯；得罪；触怒
  If youoffendsomeone, you say or do something rude which upsets or embarrasses them.
  1. He apologizes for his comments and says he had no intention of offending the community...
     他为自己发表的评论道歉并称无意冒犯该社群。
  2. The survey found almost 90 percent of people were offended by strong swearwords...
     这项调查发现几乎90％的人都会为不堪入耳的脏话所触怒。
  3. Television censors are cutting out scenes which they claim may offend.
     电视节目审查官正在剪掉他们称有可能会令人反感的一些镜头。
• VERB 违反，违犯，违背（法律、规定、原则等）
  Tooffend againsta law, rule, or principle means to break it.
  1. This bill offends against good sense and against justice...
     该法案有悖于理智和公正。
  2. In showing contempt for the heavyweight championship Douglas offended a stern code.
     道格拉斯藐视重量级拳王称号的行为违背了严格的准则。
• VERB 犯罪；犯法
  If someoneoffends, they commit a crime.
  1. In Western countries girls are far less likely to offend than boys.
     在西方国家，女孩的犯罪倾向远低于男孩。

双语例句

• RHETT: Well, I'm sorry if the truth offends you.
  瑞德：如果事实令您不快，我向你道歉。
• It neither offends us, nor can we deem it hostile.
  它既不触犯我们，我们也不认为它怀有敌意。
• She is very hurtful, and often offends people when she opens her mouth.
  她为人刻薄，经常出口伤人。
• China, or any other state, has the right to take action against content it feels offends against its social and cultural mores.
  中国与任何别的国家一样，都有权采取行动，抵制它觉得冒犯了自身社会与文化习俗的内容。
• She always offends him.
  她经常惹他生气。
• Such behaviour offends against our fine traditions and should be criticized.
  这种行为违反我们的优良传统，应予以批评。
• I really can't make him out why he offends the very people who try to help him.
  我真不明白他为何得罪那些恰恰要尽力帮他的人。
• His English offends against the rules of grammar.
  他的英语不符合语法规则。
• The homely word job, like much that I have written, offends you.
  那个不好听的词‘活儿’和我写的大多数作品一样，令你不愉快。
• When a person offends you or makes you angry, respond with humor rather than hostility.
  当有人冒犯了你或是惹你生气了，用幽默还击，不要报以敌意。