umbrage

英['ʌmbrɪdʒ] 美['ʌmbrɪdʒ]
  • n. 阴影;不快;怀疑;怨恨
GRE
Noun:
  1. a feeling of anger caused by being offended;

    "he took offence at my question"

1. He takes umbrage against anyone who criticises him.
不管谁批评他,他都心生愤懑。

来自柯林斯例句

2. I invited her because I was afraid ofgiving umbrage.
我邀请了她,因为我怕得罪她.

来自辞典例句

3. Everything gives umbrage to a tyrantny.
所有事情都使专制君主生气.

来自辞典例句

4. He called me a lily - livered coward, and I umbrage at the insult.
他说我是个胆小的懦夫, 这种侮辱让我很生气.

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5. The pope himself had taken great umbrage at the book.
教皇本人对这本书曾极为生气.

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. They sheltered in the umbrage of a rain forest.
      他们躲蔽在雨林树荫下。
    2. She took umbrage at my remarks about her hair.
      我对她头发的评论使她很不高兴。
    3. He took umbrage at my remarks and left .
      他觉得我的话伤了他的感情
    4. The pope himself had taken great umbrage at the book.
      教皇本人对这本书曾极为生气。
    5. His address gave umbrage to the authorities.
      他的演说触怒了当局。
    6. I invited her because I was afraid of giving umbrage.
      我邀请了她,因为我怕得罪她。