of·fend
verb/əˈfend/
/əˈfend/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they offend | /əˈfend/ /əˈfend/ |
| he / she / it offends | /əˈfendz/ /əˈfendz/ |
| past simple offended | /əˈfendɪd/ /əˈfendɪd/ |
| past participle offended | /əˈfendɪd/ /əˈfendɪd/ |
| -ing form offending | /əˈfendɪŋ/ /əˈfendɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, often passive, intransitive] offend (somebody) to make somebody feel upset because of something you say or do that is rude or embarrassing
得罪；冒犯 - They'll be offended if you don't go to their wedding.
你若不参加他们的婚礼，他们会生气的。 - Neil did not mean to offend anybody with his joke.
尼尔开那个玩笑并非想冒犯谁。 - She managed to offend her boyfriend’s parents as soon as she opened her mouth.
她一开口就得罪了男友的父母。 - A TV interviewer must be careful not to offend.
电视采访者必须小心别得罪人。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb2- He was very sensitive and easily offended.
他很敏感，很容易生气。 - Omit anything that is likely to offend people.
删除所有可能冒犯他人的内容。 - She stopped mid-sentence, anxious not to offend him.
她话说了一半就停下了，担心会得罪他。 - Some people found his jokes funny but others were deeply offended.
他讲的那些笑话有些人觉得好笑，但其他人则深以为忤。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- deeply
- gravely
- greatly
- …
- be likely to
- be anxious not to
- be careful not to
- …
- against
- feel, look, sound, etc. offended
- They'll be offended if you don't go to their wedding.
- [transitive] offend somebody/something to seem unpleasant to somebody
令人不适 - The smell from the farm offended some people.
农场散发的气味让一些人闻了不舒服。 - an ugly building that offends the eye
一座丑陋碍眼的建筑物 - The show was careful not to offend local sensibilities (= hurt the feelings of local people).
该节目小心翼翼地不冒犯当地人的情感（=伤害当地人的感情）。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- deeply
- gravely
- greatly
- …
- be likely to
- be anxious not to
- be careful not to
- …
- against
- feel, look, sound, etc. offended
- The smell from the farm offended some people.
- [intransitive] (formal) to commit a crime or crimes
犯罪；犯法 - He started offending at the age of 16.
他 16 岁就开始犯法。 - What is the best way to stop someone who has offended from repeating the offence?
阻止犯罪者再次犯罪的最佳方法是什么？
- He started offending at the age of 16.
- [intransitive] offend (against somebody/something) (formal) to be against what people believe is morally right
违背（人情）；违反（常理）；有悖于 - comments that offend against people’s religious beliefs
有悖人民宗教信仰的评论 - Viewers complained that the broadcast offended against good taste.
观众投诉说这个节目有伤大雅。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- deeply
- gravely
- greatly
- …
- be likely to
- be anxious not to
- be careful not to
- …
- against
- feel, look, sound, etc. offended
- comments that offend against people’s religious beliefs
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French offendre, from Latin offendere ‘strike against’.