跟我背CET4核心词汇:offend

　　offend

　　1.V-T/V-I If you offend someone, you say or do something rude which upsets or embarrasses them. 冒犯; 使人不安

　　例：He apologizes for his comments and says he had no intention of offending the community.

　　他为自己的评论道歉，并且说他无意冒犯那个团体。

　　例：In the great effort not to offend, we end up saying nothing.

　　为了尽量不冒犯人，我们最终什么也没说。

　　2.offended ADJ 被冒犯了的

　　例：She is terribly offended, angered and hurt by this.

　　她被此深深地触犯、触怒并伤害了。

　　3.V-I If someone offends, they commit a crime. 犯罪

　　例：In Western countries girls are far less likely to offend than boys.

　　在西方国家，女孩们远不像男孩们那样容易犯罪。

　　常见用法

　　用作及物动词

　　I didnt mean to offend you.

　　我不是故意冒犯你。

　　We were careful not to offend his nibs.

　　我们小心翼翼不敢冒犯这位要人。

　　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 .

　　他没犯法。

　　Some criminals are likely to offend again when they are released.

　　有些罪犯被释放后有可能重新犯罪。

　　用作不及物动词

　　We mustnt offend against their customs.

　　我们不能违反他们的风俗。

　　This would offend against the principle of fairness.

　　那会违反公正的原则。

　　Dont offend against the rules of operating the machine.

　　不要违反机器的操作规程。

　　Bad manners may offend.

　　不礼貌可能触犯他人。