offensive
adjective /əˈfensɪv/
/əˈfensɪv/
冒犯的;得罪人的;无礼的 - offensive remarks
冒犯的言论 - The programme contains language which some viewers may find offensive.
节目里使用了某些观众可能认为是犯忌的语言。 - racially offensive language/comments
种族攻击性的语言/评论 - offensive to somebody His comments were deeply offensive to a large number of single mothers.
他的评论严重触怒了众多的单身母亲。
Topics Personal qualitiesb2- This sort of attitude is very offensive to black people.
这种态度对黑人非常无礼。 - This job is stressful enough even without clients being offensive.
即便客户不是那么无礼,这份工作的压力也够大的。 - The material is patently offensive as measured by the standards for the broadcast medium.
按照广播媒体的标准,这样的素材无疑令人反感。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- become
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- offensive remarks
- (formal) extremely unpleasant
synonym obnoxious极其讨厌的;令人不适的 - The problem is how to eliminate offensive smells from the processing plant.
问题在于怎样才能消除加工厂那刺鼻的气味。
Synonyms disgustingdisgusting- foul
- revolting
- repulsive
- offensive
- gross
- disgusting extremely unpleasant and making you feel slightly ill:
- What a disgusting smell!
这气味真难闻!
- What a disgusting smell!
- foul dirty, and tasting or smelling bad:
- She could smell his foul breath.
她闻得到他的口臭。
- She could smell his foul breath.
- revolting extremely unpleasant and making you feel slightly ill:
- The stew looked revolting.
这煨菜看上去令人作呕。
- The stew looked revolting.
Both of these words are used to describe things that smell and taste unpleasant, unpleasant personal habits and people who have them. There is no real difference in meaning, but disgusting is more frequent, especially in spoken English.用 disgusting 还是 revolting? - repulsive (rather formal) extremely unpleasant in a way that offends you or makes you feel slightly ill.
Repulsive usually describes people, their behaviour or habits, which you may find offensive for physical or moral reasons.指使人厌恶的、令人反感的、十分讨厌的 - offensive (formal) (especially of smells) extremely unpleasant.
- gross (informal) (of a smell, taste or personal habit) extremely unpleasant.
- disgusting/repulsive/offensive to somebody
- to find somebody/something disgusting/revolting/repulsive/offensive
- to smell/taste disgusting/foul/gross
- a(n) disgusting/foul/revolting/offensive/gross smell
- a disgusting/revolting/gross habit
- disgusting/offensive/gross behaviour
- a disgusting/revolting/repulsive man/woman/person
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- to
- The problem is how to eliminate offensive smells from the processing plant.
- [only before noun] connected with the act of attacking somebody/something
攻击性的;进攻性的 - an offensive war
侵略战争 - offensive action
进攻行动 - He was charged with carrying an offensive weapon.
他被指控携带攻击性武器。
- an offensive war
- (North American English, sport
) connected with the team that has control of the ball; connected with the act of scoring points体育 攻方的;进攻型的;攻击型的 - offensive play
进攻打法 - an offensive player/lineman/tackle
进攻队员/前锋/铲球
- offensive play
词源mid 16th cent.: from French offensif, -ive or medieval Latin offensivus, from Latin offens- ‘struck against’, from the verb offendere ‘strike against’.