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be offensive to sb
His jokes were offensive to many people.
他的笑话冒犯了许多人。
冒犯的；令人不快的
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冒犯的；令人不快的
Causing offense; upsetting, insulting, or making someone feel angry or disgusted.
His jokes were offensive to many people.
他的笑话冒犯了许多人。
用于形容言语、行为等让人反感。
冒犯的；令人不快的；引起厌恶、愤怒、仇恨、悲伤或愤慨的
Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, sadness, or indignation.
进攻的；攻击的(与防御相对)
Relating to an offense or attack, as opposed to defensive.
冒犯的
violating or tending to violate or offend against
进攻型的；旨在得分的
Having to do with play directed at scoring.
His joke was offensive to many people in the room.
他的笑话冒犯了房间里的许多人。
AI contextual example
She made an offensive comment about his appearance.
她对她的外表发表了冒犯性的评论。
AI contextual example
Many viewers found the movie's violent scenes offensive.
许多观众觉得电影中的暴力场面令人反感。
AI contextual example
considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity
认为这种堕落是对人类一切法则的冒犯
WordNet
His jokes were offensive to many people.
他的笑话冒犯了许多人。
She found his comments deeply offensive.
她认为他的评论非常无礼。
They considered the advertisement offensive to women.
他们认为这则广告冒犯了女性。
Not this
He offensive me.
Use this
He offended me.
中文的“冒犯”是动词，但英语中offensive是形容词，其动词形式是offend。此处需要使用动词过去式offended。
Not this
I feel offensive.
Use this
I feel offended.
中文表达“感到被冒犯”对应英语的过去分词offended，表示被动感受；而offensive是主动属性，意为“令人不快的”，此处应改为offended。
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冒犯性语言
The comedian's offensive language offended many in the audience.
那位喜剧演员的冒犯性语言冒犯了众多观众。
冒犯性行为
His offensive behavior led to his dismissal from the company.
他的冒犯性行为导致他被公司开除。
冒犯性言论
She made several offensive remarks about his background.
她对他的背景发表了几次冒犯性言论。
进攻性武器
The army deployed offensive weapons to neutralize the threat.
军队部署了进攻性武器以消除威胁。
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offensive 同时表‘冒犯’和‘进攻’，联想‘冒犯的话语如同进攻’，一举两得。
语域：mixed 常见场景：daily conversation、media commentary、sports、military discussion 在表示“冒犯的”时，多用于日常对话和媒体评论；在表示“进攻性的”时，常见于体育或军事讨论。
作“冒犯的”时常接to；作“进攻的”时通常作定语。
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