offend

US [əˈfend]
UK [ə'fend]
  • v.冒犯；得罪；犯罪；令人不适
  • Web触犯；触怒；违犯
Simple Present：offends  Present Participle：offending  Past Tense：offended  

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Offend
v.
1.
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~ (sb)
得罪；冒犯to make sb feel upset because of sth you say or do that is rude or embarrassing
They'll be offended if you don't go to their wedding.
你若不参加他们的婚礼，他们会生气的。
Neil did not mean to offend anybody with his joke .
尼尔开那个玩笑并非想冒犯谁。
A TV interviewer must be careful not to offend.
电视采访者必须小心别得罪人。
2.
[t]
~ sb/sth
令人不适to seem unpleasant to sb
The smell from the farm offended some people.
农场散发的气味让一些人闻了不舒服。
an ugly building that offends the eye
一座丑陋碍眼的建筑物
3.
[i]
犯罪；犯法to commit a crime or crimes
He started offending at the age of 16.
他 16 岁就开始犯法。
4.
[i]
~ (against sb/sth)
违背（人情）；违反（常理）；有悖于to be against what people believe is morally right
comments that offend against people's religious beliefs
有悖人民宗教信仰的评论

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Definition:
AllAll,冒犯冒犯,得罪得罪,犯罪犯罪,令人不适令人不适,触犯触犯,触怒触怒,违犯违犯
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1.
If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.
如果所有的印书人都要保证不会冒犯到任何人才肯印书的话，他们就没什么可以印的了
rú guǒ suǒ yǒu de yìn shū rén dōu yào bǎo zhèng bú huì mào fàn dào rèn hé rén cái kěn yìn shū de huà , tā men jiù méi shén me kě yǐ yìn de le
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2.
Here and there a bit of green or red light is used to highlight some spots, but they don't offend the eye.
四处点缀着一些绿色和红色的灯光，但它们都不刺眼。
sì chù diǎn zhuì zhe yì xiē lǜ sè hé hóng sè de dēng guāng , dàn tā men dōu bù cì yǎn 。
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3.
Therefore to from guard to turn to offend of launch quality to carry on research and then seem to be is importance.
因此对由守转攻的发动特征与质量进行研究就显得尤为重要。
yīn cǐ duì yóu shǒu zhuǎn gōng de fā dòng tè zhēng yǔ zhì liàng jìn xíng yán jiū jiù xiǎn de yóu wéi zhòng yào 。
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4.
When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?
耶稣心里知道门徒为这话议论，就对他们说，这话是叫你们厌弃吗。
yē sū xīn li zhī dào mén tú wèi zhè huà yì lùn , jiù duì tā men shuō , zhè huà shì jiào nǐ men yàn qì ma 。
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5.
Mr Blair, then still trying to please everybody and offend nobody, said the report made a "powerful case for the system it recommends" .
虽然布莱尔仍然试图讨好大众，试图不触怒任何一人，他却说该报道“对于它所推崇的体制给出了强有力的理由”。
suī rán bù lái ěr réng rán shì tú tǎo hǎo dà zhòng , shì tú bù chù nù rèn hé yī rén , tā què shuō gāi bào dào " duì yú tā suǒ tuī chóng de tǐ zhì gěi chū le qiáng yǒu lì de lǐ yóu " 。
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6.
Yes, this was said as a joke I will refrain from most chatting with you since it seems to offend your traditional values.
是的，这只是开了个玩笑而已。以后我将尽量不和你聊这方面的东西，因为这似乎冒犯了你的传统价值观念。
shì de , zhè zhǐ shì kāi le gè wán xiào ér yǐ 。 yǐ hòu wǒ jiāng jǐn liàng bù hé nǐ liáo zhè fāng miàn de dōng xi , yīn wèi zhè sì hū mào fàn le nǐ de chuán tǒng jià zhí guān niàn 。
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7.
I'm very sorry to offend your prejudices but it seems to me absurd that I should prostrate myself in gratitude to God.
很对不起，我会冒犯你们的偏见，可是说我应当对上帝伏拜感恩，我觉得是荒唐可笑的。
hěn duì bu qǐ , wǒ huì mào fàn nǐ men de piān jiàn , kě shì shuō wǒ yīng dāng duì shàng dì fú bài gǎn ēn , wǒ jué de shì huāng táng kě xiào de 。
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8.
But he would have to be careful not to offend Crass, the foreman, who could give him the sack at any time.
但是他得小心，别冒犯了工头克拉斯，因为克拉斯随时都能解雇他。
dàn shì tā děi xiǎo xīn , bié mào fàn le gōng tóu kè lā sī , yīn wèi kè lā sī suí shí dōu néng jiě gù tā 。
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9.
If there is a if, I would not let any boy for you to say something to offend you . . . . . .
如果有如果，我不会让任何男孩对你说一些惹你生气的废话……
rú guǒ yǒu rú guǒ , wǒ bú huì ràng rèn hé nán hái duì nǐ shuō yì xiē rě nǐ shēng qì de fèi huà … …
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10.
Dobby: Offend Dobby! Dobby has heard of your greatness, sir, but never has he been asked to sit down by a wizard, like an equal. . .
多比：冒犯多比！多比听说过你的伟大，先生，但是从来没有一个魔法师让多比坐下来，把我当成是平等的一样……
duō bǐ : mào fàn duō bǐ ! duō bǐ tīng shuō guò nǐ de wěi dà , xiān sheng , dàn shì cóng lái méi yǒu yī gè mó fǎ shī ràng duō bǐ zuò xià lái , bǎ wǒ dāng chéng shì píng děng de yí yàng … …
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