vt.冒犯；犯罪

vi.违反；令人不适

I didn't mean to offend you. 我不是故意冒犯你。

We were careful not to offend his nibs. 我们小心翼翼不敢冒犯这位要人。

You would be wise enough not to offend him. 你最好是不去冒犯他。

He did not offend against the law . 他没犯法。

Some criminals are likely to offend again when they are released. 有些罪犯被释放后有可能重新犯罪。

We mustn't offend against their customs. 我们不能违反他们的风俗。

This would offend against the principle of fairness. 那会违反公正的原则。

Bad manners may offend. 不礼貌可能触犯他人。

offend的基本意思是指通过伤害其感情或违反其观念等手段而使他人发怒。引申还可指违反或违犯规则、制度、法律等。

offend作“使发怒”解时是及物动词,其宾语可以是人,也可以是物。

offend作“违反”解时是不及物动词,常与介词against连用。

offend还常用于 be ～ed 结构,后接at表示“因…而生气”,接by表示“被…激怒”,接with表示“对…恼怒,对…不满意”。