Word · Frequency #9548
offending
有过错的；应受责备的
responsible for something bad; deserving blame.
- 1.
Responsible; to be blamed.
负有责任的；应受责备的。
负有责任的；应受责备的。；不愉快的；厌恶的
In use
The offending smell from the garbage bin made everyone cover their noses.
She immediately deleted the offending comments from her social media post.
The gardener cut down the offending branch that was blocking the view.
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。
His comments were considered offending by many listeners.
许多听众认为他的评论令人不快。
Common mistakes
He was offending by her words.He was offended by her words.
误将现在分词 'offending' 用作被动语态，应使用过去分词 'offended' 表示被动含义，即‘被冒犯’。
His joke was offending.His joke was offensive.
混淆了 'offending'（违规的）与 'offensive'（冒犯的）的语义。描述笑话令人反感时应用 'offensive'。
Connections
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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- offending party
- 违规方/冒犯方The offending party must remove the structure within 30 days.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将'offending'拆解为'offend（冒犯）' + 'ing'，想象正在冒犯的行为，令人不快。
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。
Grammar Note
常作定语，置于名词前
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.
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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