insult
noun /ˈɪnsʌlt/
/ˈɪnsʌlt/
Idioms - 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。
- 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
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bad
- grave
- great
- …
- hurl
- shout
- throw
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- fly
- insult to
- add insult to injury
- an insult to your intelligence
- The crowd were shouting insults at the police.
Idioms
add insult to injury
- 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。
- Then, to add insult to injury, they told me I couldn't get on the flight.