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indignant at/about sth
表示对某事感到愤怒，at和about可互换。
She was indignant at the unfair treatment.
她对这种不公平的待遇感到愤慨。
愤慨的；愤怒的
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愤慨的；愤怒的
feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or wrong
She was indignant at the unfair treatment.
她对这种不公平的待遇感到愤慨。
愤慨的,尤指对不公正或错误的事感到愤怒。
Showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong.
对不公正或错误的事情感到愤怒
angered at something unjust or wrong
She was indignant when her boss took credit for her work.
当老板把她的工作成果据为己有时，她感到愤慨。
AI contextual example
The residents were indignant about the sudden rent increase.
居民们对突然的租金上涨感到愤慨。
AI contextual example
He gave an indignant reply, denying the accusation.
他愤慨地回应，否认了指控。
AI contextual example
an indignant denial
愤慨的否认
WordNet
表示对某事感到愤怒，at和about可互换。
She was indignant at the unfair treatment.
她对这种不公平的待遇感到愤慨。
表示对某人生气。
He was indignant with his colleague for lying.
他对同事撒谎感到愤慨。
后接从句说明原因。
They were indignant that their rights were ignored.
他们对权利被忽视感到愤慨。
Not this
He had indignant about the decision.
Use this
He was indignant about the decision.
‘indignant’是形容词，不可作名词。表达‘感到愤慨’应使用‘be indignant’或‘feel indignant’。
Not this
She was indignant at her colleague.
Use this
She was indignant with her colleague.
表示对某人愤慨时，介词用‘with’；对某事愤慨用‘at/about’。
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对…感到愤慨
She was indignant at the way she had been treated.
她对自己受到的对待感到愤慨。
对…感到愤怒
He was indignant about the false accusations.
他对不实指控感到愤怒。
义愤填膺的
The citizens were righteously indignant at the injustice.
市民们对不公义愤填膺。
愤慨的抗议
There was an indignant protest against the new policy.
人们对新政策提出了愤慨的抗议。
愤怒的语气
She replied in an indignant tone.
她用愤怒的语气回答。
愤慨的表情
He gave her an indignant look.
他愤慨地看了她一眼。
耶稣看见后很生气，对他们说：“让小孩子到我这里来，不要阻止他们，因为天国正是属于这样的人。”（马可福音 10:14）
She was indignant that her proposal was dismissed without any discussion.
她的提议未经过讨论就被驳回，她感到愤愤不平。
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联想 dignity（尊严）：尊严受辱，自然愤慨。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、news reporting、formal complaints indignant 比较正式，多用于书面或正式场合，表示因不公正或错误而感到愤怒；日常口语中更常用 angry，在新闻或正式投诉中比较常见。
常用搭配：indignant at/about/over sth 表示对某事感到愤慨；indignant that 从句；indignant with sb 表示对某人愤怒。
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