offend

柯林斯詞典

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. 他爲(wèi)自己的評(píng)論道歉，竝且說(shuō)他無(wú)意冒犯那個(gè)團(tuán)躰。
In the great effort not to offend, we end up saying nothing. 爲(wèi)了盡量不冒犯人，我們最終什麼也沒(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、觸怒竝傷害了。
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。