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insult

noun
/ˈɪnsʌlt/
/ˈɪnsʌlt/
Idioms
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  1. a remark or an action that is said or done in order to offend somebody辱骂;侮辱;冒犯
    • The crowd were shouting insults at the police.人群大声辱骂着警察。
    • insult to somebody/something His comments were seen as an insult to the president.他的评论被看成是对主席的冒犯。
    • The questions were an insult to our intelligence (= too easy).那些问题(简单得)有辱我们的智慧。
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    • I don't mean this as an insult, but I think the team would play better without you.我不想羞辱你,不过我觉得球队如果没有你,表现会更好些。
    • I meant it as a bit of constructive advice, but he took it as a personal insult.我的本意是提点儿建设性意见,但他却把这视为人身侮辱。
    • Insults were flying back and forth.双方你来我往,谩骂声不绝于耳。
    • It was an insult to his wife.那是对他妻子的侮辱。
    • The king is unlikely to forgive the insult offered to his ambassador.派出的大使受到了侮辱,国王是不可能容忍的。
    • The two groups of fans exchanged insults.两帮粉丝互相谩骂。
    • To call a woman a girl is the ultimate insult.把一个女人叫作小妞是极端的侮辱。
    • Whatever you do, don't call a 'railway enthusiast' a trainspotter—it's the ultimate insult.无论如何,千万别把收集火车头号码的人称作“火车迷”,那是莫大的侮辱。
    • one of the worst insults you can throw at somebody能够加诸他人的最恶毒的侮辱之一
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • bad
    • grave
    • great
    verb + insult
    • hurl
    • shout
    • throw
    insult + verb
    • fly
    preposition
    • insult to
    phrases
    • add insult to injury
    • an insult to your intelligence
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Idioms
add insult to injury
  1. to make a bad relationship with somebody worse by offending them even more伤害之余又侮辱;(冒犯别人)令关系恶化
    • Then, to add insult to injury, they told me I couldn't get on the flight.更糟糕的是,他们随后又告诉我说我不能登机。
    • It adds insult to injury that banks are allowed to increase their charges without our knowledge or consent.银行可以在我们不知情或者未同意的情况下提高收费,这可真是雪上加霜。
    • Only 300 people came to the match and to add insult to injury, the floodlights went out during the second half.只有区区300 人来看比赛,更糟糕的是,下半场连泛光灯都不亮了。

insult

verb
/ɪnˈsʌlt/
/ɪnˈsʌlt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they insult
/ɪnˈsʌlt/
/ɪnˈsʌlt/
he / she / it insults
/ɪnˈsʌlts/
/ɪnˈsʌlts/
past simple insulted
/ɪnˈsʌltɪd/
/ɪnˈsʌltɪd/
past participle insulted
/ɪnˈsʌltɪd/
/ɪnˈsʌltɪd/
-ing form insulting
/ɪnˈsʌltɪŋ/
/ɪnˈsʌltɪŋ/
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  1. insult somebody/something to say or do something that offends somebody辱骂;侮辱;冒犯
    • I have never been so insulted in my life!我一生中从未被如此侮辱过!
    • She felt insulted by the low offer.那么低的出价使她觉得受到了侮辱。
    • You insult my intelligence! (= you are treating me as if I am stupid)你侮辱了我的智慧!你把我当成傻瓜了
    Extra Examples
    • He was dismissed for publicly insulting prominent politicians.他因当众辱骂政要而被辞退。
    • I felt deeply insulted that she hadn't asked me to the meeting.她没请我参加会议,我感觉深受侮辱。
    • Do you really expect me to believe that? Don't insult my intelligence!你真以为我会相信吗?别侮辱我的智慧!
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • publicly
    phrases
    • be insulted
    • feel insulted
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    Word Originmid 16th cent. (as a verb in the sense ‘exult, act arrogantly’): from Latin insultare ‘jump or trample on’, from in- ‘on’ + saltare, from salire ‘to leap’. The noun (in the early 17th cent. denoting an attack) is from French insulte or ecclesiastical Latin insultus. The main current senses date from the 17th cent.

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