Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #5542
offend
冒犯；得罪；伤害…的感情
核心释义
指使他人感到不快或受到伤害
to cause someone to feel resentful, upset, or hurt
- 1.
伤害感情；使不悦；激怒；侮辱。
To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
- 2.
感到或变得被冒犯；感到侮辱。
To feel or become offended; to take insult.
- 3.
身体上伤害,疼痛。
To physically harm, pain.
- 4.
惹恼,引起不适或怨恨。
To annoy, cause discomfort or resent.
- 5.
犯罪,违反神圣法律或道德规则。
To sin, transgress divine law or moral rules.
- 6.
违反或触犯法律或道德要求。
To transgress or violate a law or moral requirement.
违反；违犯；使反感；使厌恶；伤害感情；使不悦；激怒；侮辱。；感到或变得被冒犯；感到侮辱。；身体上伤害,疼痛。
用法In use
I didn't mean to offend you with my joke; I was only trying to be funny.
用法提示：offend在本句为及物动词，意为“冒犯”，后接直接宾语you。
She was deeply offended when he forgot her birthday.
用法提示：offended为过去分词，表示“感到被冒犯”，作形容词用。
We should avoid topics that might offend our guests.
用法提示：offend为及物动词，后接宾语guests，表示“惹恼、冒犯”。
offend someone
"offend" 直接接人被冒犯的对象。
His rude comments offended everyone at the party.
他粗鲁的评论冒犯了聚会上的所有人。
be offended by something
常用被动结构，表示感到被冒犯。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- deeply offend
- 深深冒犯
- His remarks deeply offended many in the audience.他的言论深深冒犯了在场的许多人。
- offend someone
- 冒犯某人
- I didn't mean to offend you with my joke.我不是故意用笑话冒犯你。
- offend against
- 违反，违犯
- This behavior offends against the rules of the club.这种行为违反了俱乐部的规定。
- offend the eye
- 刺眼，难看
- The ugly building offends the eye of every passerby.那座丑陋的建筑让每个路人都感到刺眼。
- offend someone's sensibilities
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想“off”（中断）+“end”（结束），冒犯他人会让关系中断并走向终结。
语境与语域Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: 人际交往, 正式文书; note: 通常用于表达因言行伤害他人感情，常见于日常对话和正式场合，语气中性。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All words listed rhyme with 'offend' in the stressed syllable /-ɛnd/. Note that 'fiend' (/fiːnd/) is a common lookalike but does not rhyme.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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