[with  obj.](常作
得罪;冒犯
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17 per cent of viewers said they had been offended by bad language .17%的观众说骂人的脏话使他们听着觉得不舒服。
 
be displeasing to
令人不快
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he didn't smoke and the smell of ash offended him 他不吸烟,所以烟灰的味道让他不快
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[as adj.
offending ]the Department of Transport must redesign the offending section of road .交通部必须重新设计那段让人不满的道路。
 
[no obj.]commit an illegal act
犯罪
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a small hard core of young criminals who offend again and again .一小撮屡次犯罪的死硬年轻罪犯。
 
break a commonly accepted rule or principle
违反(常规)
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those activities which offend against public order and decency .那些违反了公共秩序和行为准则的活动。
 
"late Middle English: from Old French 





