Word · Frequency #6948
outrage
使震怒；激怒；使愤慨
to make someone feel outrage; to anger or shock someone greatly
- 1.
violate the sacred character of a place or language
亵渎神圣的地方或语言
- 2.
force (someone) to have sex against their will
强迫某人发生性行为
- 3.
strike with disgust or revulsion
使厌恶或反感
亵渎；玷污；强奸；施暴；亵渎神圣的地方或语言；强迫某人发生性行为；使厌恶或反感
In use
The scandal outraged the entire nation.
Injustice outrages honest citizens.
Many people have been outraged by the company's unethical practices.
outrage + sb/sth
The decision outraged many citizens.
这个决定触犯了许多公民。
outrage + sb + by + doing sth
He outraged his neighbors by playing loud music all night.
他整夜大声放音乐，触犯了邻居。
be outraged + at/by + sth
常用被动语态
She was outraged by the unfair treatment.
Connections
Collocations
- outrage public opinion
- 激怒公众舆论
- The government's decision outraged public opinion.政府的决定激怒了公众舆论。
- outrage the community
- 激怒社区
- The brutal crime outraged the entire community.这起残忍的罪行激怒了整个社区。
- be outraged by
- 因某事感到愤怒
- Many people were outraged by the unfair treatment.许多人因不公正待遇感到愤怒。
- be outraged at
- 对某事感到愤怒
- She was outraged at the accusation.她对这一指控感到愤怒。
- outrage decency
- 违背道德
- Such behavior outrages common decency.这种行为违背了基本的道德准则。
- outrage sense of justice
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个人“out”（出去）后因为“rage”（愤怒）而做出凌辱、虐待的行为，记住“outrage”就是让人愤怒的暴行。
Context & Register
常见场景：正式场合、文学作品 动词outrage通常用于正式或文学语境，表示严重的凌辱或虐待行为，比较常见于书面表达。
Grammar Note
常用于被动语态
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the final /-eɪdʒ/ sound with 'outrage', except 'range' which has an extra /n/ sound, making it a lookalike that does not rhyme.
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。
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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