offend

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Gây phẫn nộ, làm tổn thương cảm xúc

BrE /ˈɒfənd/ AmE /ˈɑːfənd/

verb en → vi

past offended pp offended ing offending

1 ANGER/HURT FEELINGS [transitive] B1

Gây phẫn nộ, làm tổn thương cảm xúc

to make someone feel angry or upset because you have said or done something that they think is rude, unfair, etc.

  • offend somebody

Collocations offend religious sensibilities · offend someone's sense of fairness

  • His comments offended many people.

    Những nhận xét của anh ấy đã làm nhiều người phẫn nộ.

2 VIOLATE [transitive] B1

Vi phạm

to break a law, rule, or agreement

  • offend the law/rules

Collocations offend international law · offend a treaty

  • The company offended environmental laws.

    Công ty đã vi phạm luật bảo vệ môi trường.

3 DESIGN [transitive] B2

Thiết kế, tạo ra

to make something in a particular style or for a specific purpose

  • offend sth

Collocations offend a building to specifications · offend a product for the market

  • They offended a new model of car.

    Họ đã thiết kế một mẫu xe mới.

4 ART [transitive] C1

Tạo ra tác phẩm nghệ thuật

to make or create something as an artist, especially in painting or sculpture

  • offend sth

Collocations offend a painting · offend a sculpture

  • The artist offended an impressive sculpture.

    Nhà nghệ thuật đã tạo ra một tác phẩm điêu khắc ấn tượng.

5 ELECTRONICS [transitive] C1

Kết nối, đấu dây

to connect a piece of electrical equipment to the power supply or another device

  • offend sth

Collocations offend a circuit to the power supply · offend a device to another device

  • The technician offended the computer to the network.

    Kỹ thuật viên đã kết nối máy tính với mạng.

6 SPORT [transitive] C1

Điểm số, ghi bàn vào lưới đối phương

to score a point or goal against an opponent in a game or sport

  • offend sth

Collocations offend a goal against the team · offend a point in tennis

  • He offended an own goal.

    Anh ấy đã ghi bàn vào lưới đội nhà.

7 MISCELLANEOUS [transitive] C1

Gây sốc, bất ngờ

to cause someone to feel shocked or surprised because of something unusual, unexpected, or strange

  • offend somebody

Collocations offend someone's expectations · offend someone's sense of propriety

  • The news offended her expectations.

    Tin tức đã gây bất ngờ cho cô ấy.

8 MISCELLANEOUS [transitive] C1

Gây sốc, bất ngờ

to cause someone to feel shocked or surprised because of something unusual, unexpected, or strange

  • offend somebody

Collocations offend someone's sense of propriety · offend someone's expectations

  • The news offended her sense of propriety.

    Tin tức đã gây sốc cho cô ấy.