(1)冒犯,觸怒,傷害……的感情(make sb feel upset or angry;hurt sb's feelings)[T+n,尤pass]:He was~ed by her rudeness/at her refusal to come/that she did not look at the matter the same way.她的無禮/不肯來/對那事的不同看法使他生氣。His criticism~ed her.他的批評得罪了她。〖同〗insult,wound,anger,irritate;〖反〗please,delight,calm,charm;
(2)使不舒服(be unpleasant or disagreeable to sb/sth)[T+n]:~the ear/eye 讓人聽了/看了不舒服;Cigarette smoke~s me.香煙的煙味使我感到不舒服。
(3)犯罪(錯),違反(規(guī)則、禮貌等)(act wrongly according to law,usual customs,religious belief, etc)[I+prep(against)]:His behaviour~s against good manners.他的行為有失風(fēng)度。Such an act would~against God.這種做法違反天意?!纪絪in,err,misbehave;
→of′fence,-se; of′fender n 冒犯者,罪犯