insult
noun[C]
uk/ˈɪn.sʌlt/us/ˈɪn.sʌlt/B2
anoffensiveremarkoraction:
侮辱；辱骂Shemadeseveral insults about myappearance.她说了几句侮辱我长相的话。
Thesteelworkers'leaderrejectedthe twopercentpayrisesaying it was an insulttotheprofession.钢铁工人的领导者拒绝接受2%的加薪，认为这是对他们职业的侮辱。
Theinstructionsare soeasythey are an insulttoyourintelligence(= theyseemtosuggestyou are notcleverif you need to use them).说明如此简单，简直是在侮辱你的智商。
Synonym
affront
Insults & abuse
- backhanded compliment
- be close to the boneidiom
- belittle
- brickbat
- contumely
- cut (someone) to the quickidiom
- denigration
- dis
- disparagement
- jeer
- left-handed compliment
- mouth
- name
- neg
- negging
- point-scoring
- putsomething/someonedown
- revile
- slight
- stick
insult
verb[T]
uk/ɪnˈsʌlt/us/ɪnˈsʌlt/B2
to say or do something to someone that isrudeoroffensive:
侮辱，辱骂First hedrankall mywineand then he insulted all myfriends.他先喝光了我的酒，然后又辱骂了我所有的朋友。
Synonyms
affrontformal
dissUSslang
Insults & abuse
- backhanded compliment
- be close to the boneidiom
- belittle
- brickbat
- contumely
- cut (someone) to the quickidiom
- denigration
- dis
- disparagement
- jeer
- left-handed compliment
- mouth
- name
- neg
- negging
- point-scoring
- putsomething/someonedown
- revile
- slight
- stick