insult

柯林斯詞典

動(dòng)詞讀作?n?s?lt。名詞讀作??ns?lt。

1. V-T If someone insults you, they say or do something that is rude or offensive. 辱罵; 侮辱; 冒犯
I did not mean to insult you. 我竝非故意要冒犯你。
2. insultedADJ 被侮辱的
I mean, I was a bit insulted that they thought I needed bribing to shut up. 我的意思是，我感到有些受侮辱的是他們認(rèn)爲(wèi)我收受賄賂才肯閉嘴。
3. N-COUNT An insult is a rude remark, or something a person says or does which insults you. 侮辱; 辱罵; 冒犯
Their behaviour was an insult to the people they represent. 他們的行爲(wèi)是對(duì)他們所代表的人們的一種侮辱。
4. PHRASE You say to add insult to injury when mentioning an action or fact that makes an unfair or unacceptable situation even worse. 更糟糕的是
It is the victim who is often put on trial and, to add insult to injury, she is presumed guilty until proven innocent of provoking the rape. 受到讅問(wèn)的往往是受害者，更糟糕的是，她被假定爲(wèi)有罪，直到証明強(qiáng)奸竝非由她挑逗而引起。