offend

offend
verb
  1. [with obj.](常作 be offended)cause to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful
    得罪；冒犯
    17 per cent of viewers said they had been offended by bad language.
    17％的观众说骂人的脏话使他们听着觉得不舒服。
    ■be displeasing to
    令人不快
    he didn't smoke and the smell of ash offended him.
    他不吸烟，所以烟灰的味道让他不快。
    [as adj. offending]the Department of Transport must redesign the offending section of road.
    交通部必须重新设计那段让人不满的道路。
  2. [no obj.]commit an illegal act
    犯罪
    a small hard core of young criminals who offend again and again.
    一小撮屡次犯罪的年轻罪犯。
    ■break a commonly accepted rule or principle
    违反（常规）
    those activities which offend against public order and decency.
    那些违反了公共秩序和行为准则的活动。
派生
offendedly
adverb
offender
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French offendre, from Latin offendere 'strike against'
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