insult
v. 侮辱,辱罵,冒犯
n. 侮辱,辱罵
If someone insults you, they say or do something that is rude or offensive.
I did not mean to insult you...
我不是要故意侮辱你。
Buchanan said he was insulted by the judge's remarks.
布坎南說法官的那番話侮辱了他。
An insult is a rude remark, or something a person says or does which insults you.
Their behaviour was an insult to the people they represent...
他們的行為是對他們代表的人民的一種侮辱。
The prison Governor criticised some of his officers who shouted insults at prisoners on the roof.
監獄長批評了一些站在屋頂上大聲辱罵囚犯的獄警。
You say to add insult to injury when mentioning an action or fact that makes an unfair or unacceptable situation even worse.
The driver of the car that killed Smith got a £250 fine and five penalty points on his licence. To add insult to injury, he drove away from court in his own car.
撞死史密斯的汽車司機僅被罰款250英鎊,駕照上扣了5分。更讓人不可接受的是,他竟然開著自己的車從法院揚長而去。
1. a rude expression intended to offend or hurt;
2. a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of an affront;
1. treat, mention, or speak to rudely;
offend, insult
這兩個動詞均含"得罪或激怒某人"之意。
add insult to injury
傷害之外又加侮辱;雪上加霜
She spat the name out like an insult.
她像罵人似的說出了那個名字。
Forgive me, I don't mean to insult you.
請原諒,我並非有意侮辱你。
He felt the smart of their insult for many days.
他受到他們的侮辱後好多天都感到難受.
He was still steaming over the insult he had received.
他仍在為他所受的侮辱發怒.
You will insult her if you don't go to her party.
你要是不去參加她舉辦的聚會,就對她太無禮了.