insult

英 [ɪnˈsʌlt , ˈɪnsʌlt]

美 [ɪnˈsʌlt , ˈɪnsʌlt]

v.  辱骂; 侮辱; 冒犯
n.  辱骂; 侮辱; 冒犯

复数：insults　过去分词：insulted　现在分词：insulting　过去式：insulted　第三人称单数：insults　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.6862 / COCA.6568

习惯用语

n.

add insult to injury
• 伤害之余又侮辱（使原本不好的关系更加恶化）
  to make a bad relationship with sb worse by offending them even more

牛津词典

verb

• 辱骂；侮辱；冒犯
  to say or do sth that offends sb
  1. I have never been so insulted in my life!
     我一生中从未被如此侮辱过！
  2. She felt insulted by the low offer.
     那么低的出价使她觉得受到了侮辱。

noun

• 辱骂；侮辱；冒犯
  a remark or an action that is said or done in order to offend sb
  1. The crowd were shouting insults at the police.
     人群大声辱骂着警察。
  2. His comments were seen as an insult to the president.
     他的评论被看成是对主席的冒犯。
  3. The questions were an insult to our intelligence (= too easy) .
     那些问题（简单得）有辱我们的智慧。

柯林斯词典

The verb is pronounced /ɪn'sʌlt/. The noun is pronounced /'ɪnsʌlt/. 动词读作 /ɪn'sʌlt/。名词读作 /'ɪnsʌlt/。


• VERB 侮辱;辱骂
  If someoneinsultsyou, they say or do something that is rude or offensive.
  1. I did not mean to insult you...
     我不是要故意侮辱你。
  2. Buchanan said he was insulted by the judge's remarks.
     布坎南说法官的那番话侮辱了他。
• N-COUNT 侮辱;凌辱;辱骂
  Aninsultis a rude remark, or something a person says or does which insults you.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• PHRASE 更为不公的是;更不可接受的是;更糟的是
  You sayto add insult to injurywhen mentioning an action or fact that makes an unfair or unacceptable situation even worse.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
  1. turning his back on me was a deliberate insult
  Synonym:affront
• a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
  1. when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse
  2. they yelled insults at the visiting team
  Synonym:abuserevilementcontumelyvilification

verb

• treat, mention, or speak to rudely
  1. He insulted her with his rude remarks
  2. the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone
  Synonym:dissaffront

双语例句

• Forgive me, I don't mean to insult you
  请原谅，我并非有意侮辱你。
• She blazed up at the insult.
  受到这一侮辱她发怒了。
• Would I insult you if you were dead?
  要是你死了我会这样侮辱你么？
• It's an insult to your dignity.
  那是对你尊严的一种侮辱。
• Her Insult have drive him mad.
  她的侮辱使他发狂了。
• Nevertheless, Libya was quick to retaliate against this insult.
  尽管如此，利比亚对受到逮捕的侮辱迅速进行了报复。
• Expecting him to pay for the damage which they had caused was simply adding insult to injury.
  指望他承担他们给他造成的损失，这简直是辱上加辱。
• Your remark is an insult to him.
  你的话对他是一种侮辱。
• 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。
• If I was to insult the contestants I would be shooting myself in the foot.
  如果我羞辱参赛者，就会搬起石头砸自己的脚。