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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。
冒犯；得罪；伤害…的感情
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冒犯；得罪；伤害…的感情
to cause someone to feel resentful, upset, or hurt
His rude comments offended everyone at the party.
他粗鲁的评论冒犯了聚会上的所有人。
指使他人感到不快或受到伤害
伤害感情；使不悦；激怒；侮辱。
To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
感到或变得被冒犯；感到侮辱。
To feel or become offended; to take insult.
身体上伤害,疼痛。
To physically harm, pain.
惹恼,引起不适或怨恨。
To annoy, cause discomfort or resent.
offend
Base
原形
offends
3rd person
第三人称单数
offending
-ing
现在分词
offended
Past
过去式
offended
Past participle
过去分词
He offends people easily.
他很容易冒犯别人。
She offended her boss yesterday.
她昨天冒犯了她的老板。
You are offending me with your words.
你的话正在冒犯我。
He has offended many people.
他冒犯过很多人。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed
I didn't mean to offend you with my joke; I was only trying to be funny.
我不是故意用笑话冒犯你；我只是想逗你笑。
She was deeply offended when he forgot her birthday.
他忘了她的生日，她深感被冒犯。
We should avoid topics that might offend our guests.
我们应该避免可能冒犯客人的话题。
"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。
常用被动结构，表示感到被冒犯。
She was deeply offended by his remarks.
她被他的言论深深冒犯了。
正式用法，指违反法律或道德准则。
The new law offends against the principle of freedom.
新法律违反了自由原则。
表示通过某种行为冒犯某人。
He offended his host by arriving late without apology.
他因迟到且不道歉而冒犯了主人。
Not this
He took no offend from her words.
Use this
He took no offense from her words.
offend 是动词，不能作名词。表示“冒犯”的名词形式是 offense，用于短语 take offense（感到被冒犯）。
Not this
You should not offend to the teacher.
Use this
You should not offend the teacher.
offend 是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词 to。正确结构是 offend someone。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
触犯某人的情感
The movie may offend some people's sensibilities.
这部电影可能会触犯一些人的情感。
触犯法律
He was arrested for offending the law.
他因触犯法律而被逮捕。
刺耳，难听
His loud voice offends the ear.
他响亮的声音很刺耳。
碍眼，难看
The ugly building offends the eye.
那座丑陋的建筑很碍眼。
违反礼仪，有伤风化
His behavior offends against decency.
他的行为有伤风化。
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联想“off”（中断）+“end”（结束），冒犯他人会让关系中断并走向终结。
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。
All words listed rhyme with 'offend' in the stressed syllable /-ɛnd/. Note that 'fiend' (/fiːnd/) is a common lookalike but does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.