vt.冒犯；犯罪

vi.違反；令人不適

I didn't mean to offend you. 我不是故意冒犯你。

We were careful not to offend his nibs. 我們小心翼翼不敢冒犯這位要人。

You would be wise enough not to offend him. 你最好是不去冒犯他。

He did not offend against the law . 他沒犯法。

We mustn't offend against their customs. 我們不能違反他們的風(fēng)俗。

This would offend against the principle of fairness. 那會(huì)違反公正的原則。

Don't offend against the rules of operating the machine. 不要違反機(jī)器的操作規(guī)程。

Bad manners may offend. 不禮貌可能觸犯他人。

offend的基本意思是指通過傷害其感情或違反其觀念等手段而使他人發(fā)怒。引申還可指違反或違犯規(guī)則、制度、法律等。

offend作“使發(fā)怒”解時(shí)是及物動(dòng)詞,其賓語可以是人,也可以是物。

offend作“違反”解時(shí)是不及物動(dòng)詞,常與介詞against連用。

offend還常用于 be ～ed 結(jié)構(gòu),后接at表示“因…而生氣”,接by表示“被…激怒”,接with表示“對…惱怒,對…不滿意”。

adj.冒犯的；違法的

動(dòng)詞offend的現(xiàn)在分詞形式.

n.罪犯；冒犯者

vt.冒犯；犯罪

vi.違反；令人不適

前罪犯