offends; offended; offending
offends; offended; offending
Learner's definition of OFFEND
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: to cause (a person or group) to feel hurt, angry, or upset by something said or done冒犯；得罪 [+ object]
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His comments about minority groups offended many of us.他对少数民族群体的评论伤了我们许多人的感情。
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She had carefully worded her comments so as not to offend anyone.为了不得罪人，她的评论措辞很小心。
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It offends me that you would make such a remark.你要发表如此的评论，这让我生气。
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Don't worry. I wasn't offended.别担心，我没生气。
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I felt a little offended by their lack of respect.他们的不敬让我有点不高兴。
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Some people are offended by the song's lyrics.这首歌的歌词冒犯了一些人。
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I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you.对不起，我并不想惹你生气。
[no object]
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[+ object] : to be unpleasant to (someone or something)令人不悦；令人不舒服 3
[no object] formal : to do wrong : to be against what people believe is acceptable or proper违反；违背 —
often + against 4
[no object] formal : to commit a crime犯罪；犯法