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The petty clerk was afraid of offending his boss.
這個小職員不敢得罪他的老板。
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She will be nervous whether she likes you or not, because either way she runs the risk of offending her peers – whether it’s you or her other friends.
不琯她喜不喜歡你，她都會感到緊張，因爲兩種情況她都冒著冒犯她的同伴的危險——不琯是對你的還是她的朋友。
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But there are a few things a bride and groom can do to encourage cash gifts without offending Great Aunt Mimi.
但是，新郎和新娘還是可以做一些事情，在不得罪親友的情況下鼓勵他們用現(xiàn)金作爲結(jié)婚禮物。

But political observers point out that Republicans may worry about offending Hispanics if they try to block her nomination.
It will soften your speech so that you can pose the question without offending the other person.
它會很好地柔化你的言辤，這樣你就可以在不冒犯其他人的情況下提出自己的問題。
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The aim is to get the countries to identify, report and deny entry to offending vessels.

As a result, both houses of Congress have voted to strike the offending measure.
FORBES: GOP Plants Middle Class Tax Bomb With Repeal Of ACA Provision

You can use offending to describe something that is causing a problem that needs to be dealt with.
Offending is the act of committing a crime.