insult

英 [ɪn'sʌlt] 美 [ɪn'sʌlt]

• n. 侮辱；辱骂；冒犯
• vt. 侮辱；辱骂；凌辱

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. 侮辱,辱骂

   be extremely rude to sb

n. (名词)

1. [C]侮辱,辱骂,侮辱性的言论

   a rude or offensive remark or action

英英释义

Noun:

1. a rude expression intended to offend or hurt;

   "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"
   "they yelled insults at the visiting team"
   

2. a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect;

   "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"
   

Verb:

1. treat, mention, or speak to rudely;

   "He insulted her with his rude remarks"
   "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He made a witty comeback to the insult.
   他对别人的侮辱给予一个机智的反驳。
2. She reacted to the insult by turning her back on him.
   她受辱之后就不再理睬他了。
3. He shouted insults at the boy who had kicked him.
   他大声辱骂那个踢了他的男孩。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. He felt deeply insulted by her rude words.
   她无礼的言词使他深感受辱。
2. You could dislike her, but you could never insult her!
   你可以不喜欢她,但是你不能侮辱她!
3. She has no right to insult us like that.
   她没有任何权利像那样辱骂我们。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. He insulted her dead mother.
   他辱骂她逝去的母亲。
2. I don't mean to insult you.
   我没有侮辱你的意思。
3. You will insult her if you don't go to her party.
   你要是不去参加她举办的聚会,就对她太无礼了。
4. The book insulted the reader's intelligence.
   这本书侮辱了读者的智力。
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5. He feels deeply insulted.
   他感到深受侮辱。
6. I felt most insulted when they made me sit at a little table at the back.
   他们让我坐到后头的一张小桌子旁,我觉得受到极大侮辱。

用作名词 (n.)

1. He turned crimson under the insults.
   他的脸因受到侮辱而涨得通红。
2. Your remark is an insult to him.
   你的话对他是一种侮辱。
3. He shouted insults at the boy who had kicked him.
   他大声辱骂那个踢了他的男孩。

经典引文

• The..pirate..by whom the trade of the Company was subjected to repeated insult.

  出自： H. H. Wilson

• They know how, The Lyon being dead euen Hares insult.

  出自： S. Daniel

• The Dutch do mightily insult of their victory, and they have great reason.

  出自： S. Pepys

• We all know that it was not in his nature to insult over the fallen.

  出自： De Quincey

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

insult by (v.+prep.)

用…来侮辱… humiliate sb by sth
insult sb/sth by sth/v-ing
He insulted that woman by language.

他满口脏话侮辱那位妇女。
These boys insulted a girl by spiting at her.

这几个男孩向一个女孩吐口水侮辱她。
She insulted him by calling him a coward.

她辱骂他是个胆小鬼。
The rebels insulted the flag by throwing mud on it.

叛乱者往旗上扔泥巴以示侮辱。
If you weren't my brother,I'd be insulted by such a remark.

如果你不是我弟弟,我会认为这话是对我的侮辱。

用作名词 (n.)

add insult to injury

更糟糕的是make matters even worse

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• insult one's family 侮辱某人的家庭
• insult one's father 辱骂某人的父亲
• insult one's intelligence 侮辱某人的智力
• insult one's mother 辱骂某人的母亲
• insult one's motherland 侮辱某人的祖国
• insult national flag 侮辱国旗

～+副词

• insult most 受到很大的侮辱
• insult brazenly 不知羞耻地辱骂
• insult deeply 深受侮辱
• insult grossly 粗野地辱骂
• insult impudently 厚颜无耻地辱骂
• insult monstrously 可耻地辱骂
• insult outrageously 蛮横地辱骂
• insult sullenly 气愤地辱骂
• insult vilely 卑鄙地辱骂

～+介词

• insult by 用…来侮辱

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• bear an insult 忍受侮辱
• fling an insult 恶狠狠地骂
• shout insults 大骂

形容词+～

• calculated insult 蓄意的侮辱
• gross insult 莫大的侮辱
• personal insult 人身攻击

介词+～

• under the insult 受到侮辱

～+介词

• an insult to sb 对某人的侮辱

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. insult用作动词时的意思是“侮辱,辱骂”,指通过带有恶意的话语对某人进行攻击而使对方感到难堪,其对象多为人,有时也可是物。
2. insult多用作及物动词,后接名词或代词作简单宾语。可用于被动结构。

词义辨析

v. (动词)

insult, affront, offend, outrage

• 参见offend。

offend，insult

• 这两个动词均含“得罪或激怒某人”之意。
• offend普通用词，指一般地伤害他人感情，使其不愉快。
• insult语气强，指肆无忌惮地侮辱，使其难堪或羞愧。

词源解说

• ☆ 1570年左右进入英语，直接源自古典拉丁语的insultare，意为围攻，扑上去。

近反义词

【近义词】

• affront
• offence

【反义词】

• flattery
• praise