insulted
past simple and past participle ofinsult
| 单词 | insulted |
| 释义 | insulted past simple and past participle ofinsult insult verb[T] uk/ɪnˈsʌlt/us/ɪnˈsʌlt/B2 to say or do something to someone that isrudeoroffensive: First hedrankall mywineand then he insulted all myfriends. Synonyms affrontformal dissUSslang Insults & abuse
Examplesofinsultedinsulted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Heinsultedpeople who could be guaranteed to retaliate hurtfully. From theCambridge English Corpus We detest the practice and feel ourselvesinsultedwhenever a book of the trap kind is put into our hands. From theCambridge English Corpus In fact, the crowds gathered around the polls ofteninsultedvoters who appeared to be supporting the opposing party. From theCambridge English Corpus This was the consequence of transmitting the defence of theirinsultedprivileges into the hands of an attorney general. From theCambridge English Corpus Most offensively, female artists areinsultedas women. From theCambridge English Corpus Its distinguishing feature is the fact that if a man isinsultedand his honour questioned, then his honour is diminished or destroyed unless he responds with an appropriate counterattack. From theCambridge English Corpus Many would be positivelyinsulted. From theCambridge English Corpus During his own day he was regularly derided for various reasons by, among others, two rhetorically brilliant, highly partisan writers who openlyinsultedmales on a fairly regular basis. From theCambridge English Corpus Baier's case is one in which an agent isinsulted, rather than manipulated. From theCambridge English Corpus You, the sweetheart,insultedthe dean. From theCambridge English Corpus Sometimes we got tired of beinginsulted. From theCambridge English Corpus If the speaker really believes that he has the power to make direct requests of the addressee, then he is more likely to beinsultedby a refusal. From theCambridge English Corpus I am sometimesinsultedby persons saying to me that our countrymen are so soft they would not undertake this pioneering work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that their intelligence would beinsultedand the prestige of those who use such an antiquated and out-of-date instrument would be lowered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They fear being shunned or cruellyinsultedunless they lie. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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