
n.侮辱;辱罵;冒犯
vt.侮辱;辱罵;凌辱
He made a witty comeback to the insult. 他對(duì)別人的侮辱給予一個(gè)機(jī)智的反駁。
She reacted to the insult by turning her back on him. 她受辱之后就不再理睬他了。
He shouted insults at the boy who had kicked him. 他大聲辱罵那個(gè)踢了他的男孩。
用作及物動(dòng)詞 (vt.)He felt deeply insulted by her rude words. 她無(wú)禮的言詞使他深感受辱。
You could dislike her, but you could never insult her! 你可以不喜歡她,但是你不能侮辱她!
She has no right to insult us like that. 她沒(méi)有任何權(quán)利像那樣辱罵我們。
insult用作動(dòng)詞時(shí)的意思是“侮辱,辱罵”,指通過(guò)帶有惡意的話(huà)語(yǔ)對(duì)某人進(jìn)行攻擊而使對(duì)方感到難堪,其對(duì)象多為人,有時(shí)也可是物。
insult多用作及物動(dòng)詞,后接名詞或代詞作簡(jiǎn)單賓語(yǔ)。可用于被動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)。