offend

1. V-T/V-I If you offend someone, you say or do something rude which upsets or embarrasses them. 冒犯; 使人不安

He apologizes for his comments and says he had no intention of offending the community. 他為自己的評(píng)論道歉，并且說(shuō)他無(wú)意冒犯那個(gè)團(tuán)體。

In the great effort not to offend, we end up saying nothing. 為了盡量不冒犯人，我們最終什么也沒(méi)說(shuō)。

2. offendedADJ 被冒犯了的[v-link ADJ]

She is terribly offended, angered and hurt by this. 她被此深深地觸犯、觸怒并傷害了。

3. V-I If someone offends, they commit a crime. 犯罪[正式] [no cont]

In Western countries girls are far less likely to offend than boys. 在西方國(guó)家，女孩們遠(yuǎn)不像男孩們那樣容易犯罪。