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Insult I Insulted ɪnˈsʌlt Verb Noun Rude Intelligence

The dictionary entries show "insult" as a verb meaning to say or do something rude or offensive, and as a noun referring to an offensive remark or action. It also includes the idiom "to add insult to injury" and the usage of insulting someone's intelligence.

词典内容显示 "insult" 是一个动词,意思是说或做一些无礼或冒犯的事情,同时也是一个名词,指侮辱性的言语或行为。它还包含一个短语 "to add insult to injury",意为使本已糟糕的局面更加恶化,以及侮辱他人智商的用法。

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The verb is pronounced /ɪn'sʌlt/. The noun is pronounced /'ɪnsʌlt/. 动词读作 /ɪn'sʌlt/。名词读作 /'ɪnsʌlt/。
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[VERB 动词]侮辱;辱骂 If someone insults you, they say or do something that is rude or offensive.
  [V n]
  • 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.

    布坎南说法官的那番话侮辱了他。

insulted
  • I would be a bit insulted if he said anything like that.

    如果他说过任何那样的话,我会感到有些受辱的。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]侮辱;凌辱;辱骂 An insult is a rude remark, or something a person says or does which insults you.
  [oft N to n]
  • Their behaviour was an insult to the people they represent...

    他们的行为是对他们代表的人民的一种侮辱。

  • The prison Governor criticised some of his officers who shouted insults at prisoners on the roof.

    监狱长批评了一些站在屋顶上大声辱骂囚犯的狱警。

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[PHRASE 短语]更为不公的是;更不可接受的是;更糟的是 You say to add insult to injury when mentioning an action or fact that makes an unfair or unacceptable situation even worse.
  [V inflects]
  • 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.

    撞死史密斯的汽车司机仅被罚款250英镑,驾照上扣了5分。更让人不可接受的是,他竟然开着自己的车从法院扬长而去。


Oxford in·sult
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insult insults insulted insulting
verb / ɪnˈsʌlt ; NAmE ɪnˈsʌlt / insultsb/sth to say or do sth that offends sb 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。 noun / ˈɪnsʌlt ; NAmE ˈɪnsʌlt / a remark or an action that is said or done in order to offend sb 辱骂;侮辱;冒犯 The crowd were shouting insults at the police. 群众大声辱骂着警察。 insultto sb/sth 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。 IDIOMsee
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insultin‧sult1 /ɪnˈsʌlt/ ●●○ verb [transitive]
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1to offend someone by saying or doing something they think is rude:  Nobody insults my family and gets away with it! I hope Andy won’t be insulted if I don’t come.insult somebody by doing something They insult us by ignoring our complaints.2insult somebody’s intelligence to say or do something that suggests you think someone is stupid:  I won’t insult your intelligence by lying. Yes, I told him.
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insultin‧sult2 /ˈɪnsʌlt/ ●●○ noun [countable]
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1a remark or action that is offensive or deliberately rude:  She was shouting insults at her boyfriend. $200 for all that work? It’s an insult. Their offer was so low I took it as an insult (=thought it was meant to be an insult).2be an insult to somebody’s intelligence to offend someone by being too simple or stupid:  Some advertising is an insult to our intelligence. add insult to injury
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insult

[ɪnˈsʌlt]insulted, insulting, insults

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insulted[5773] insulting[4653] insults[2677]
侮辱(86%),辱骂(8%),凌辱(3%),冒犯(3%)
n.侮辱;凌辱;无礼
vt.侮辱;辱骂;损害

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