Word · Frequency #9548
offending
有过错的；应受责备的
核心释义
responsible for something bad; deserving blame.
- 1.
负有责任的；应受责备的。
Responsible; to be blamed.
负有责任的；应受责备的。；不愉快的；厌恶的
用法In use
The offending smell from the garbage bin made everyone cover their noses.
用法提示：此处offending作为形容词，修饰smell，表示‘令人不快的、讨厌的’气味。
She immediately deleted the offending comments from her social media post.
用法提示：offending修饰comments，表示‘冒犯的、令人不快的’评论。
The gardener cut down the offending branch that was blocking the view.
用法提示：offending修饰branch，强调该树枝造成了困扰或不便。
offending + noun
常用于指违反规定或引起不满的事物。
The company removed the offending post from its website.
公司从其网站上删除了那条令人不快的帖子。
be + offending
较少用于表语位置，通常用于描述行为或言论。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- offending behavior
- 违规行为；令人不快的行为
- The teacher warned the student about his offending behavior.老师就他的违规行为警告了该学生。
- offending conduct
- 违规行为
- The company was fined for offending conduct against safety regulations.该公司因违反安全规定的行为被罚款。
- offending remark
- 冒犯性言论
- He apologized for his offending remark during the meeting.他为自己在会议上的冒犯性言论道歉。
- offending odor
- 难闻的气味
- The offending odor from the kitchen made everyone leave the room.厨房里难闻的气味让所有人都离开了房间。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
将'offending'拆解为'offend（冒犯）' + 'ing'，想象正在冒犯的行为，令人不快。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律、违规、正式场合 通常指违反法律或规则，多用于正式或法律语境，表示令人不快或厌恶之意。
语法说明Grammar Note
常作定语，置于名词前
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like attending, defending, depending, extending, and pretending rhyme with offending (stress on the second syllable, same vowel /ɛ/). However, 'ending' has stress on the first syllable and does not rhyme, despite the similar spelling.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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