umbrage

umbrage音标

英 [ˈʌmbrɪdʒ]

美 [ˈʌmbrɪdʒ]

umbrage基本释义

n.阴影；不快；怀疑；怨恨

umbrage用法及例句

noun

1. a feeling of anger caused by being offended

e.g. he took offence at my question

Synonym: offenseoffence

1. 愤懑；不快；生气If you say that a person takes umbrage, you mean that they are upset or offended by something that someone says or does to them, often without much reason.

e.g. He takes umbrage against anyone who criticises him.不管谁批评他，他都心生愤懑。

1. 树荫, 不快：bone idle 懒到极点的 | umbrage 树荫, 不快 | lensless photography 无透镜摄影

2. 不快：umbra 本影 | umbrage 不快 | umbrageous 多荫的

3. 不快,愤怒：disparage 贬抑,轻蔑 | umbrage 不快,愤怒 | beverage (水,酒等之外的)饮料

4. 树荫;生气：eg. The boy was so cold and taciturn even he didn't return a civil greeting.那个男孩是那... | 56. umbrage 树荫;生气 | eg. You don't think she'll take umbrage if she isn't invited to the wedding, do you...

Clouds and Umbrages that did eclipse and darken the glory of the Gospel.

出自：L. Womock

近义词

临近词

exception例外

offense过错

offence犯罪

resentment怨恨

slight轻微的

aggravation更恶化

irritation刺激

exasperation让人恼怒的事...

displeasure不愉快

affront侮辱

annoyance烦恼

umbrageous

umbrageously

umbrage n.

umbrella

umbra

相关列句

There may be a threshold of debt beyond which bond markets suddenly take umbrage.(可能有这样一个负债门槛，要是负债过高，债券市场可能会突然光火。)

I invited her because I was afraid of giving umbrage.(我邀请了她，因为我怕得罪她。)

She took umbrage at my remarks about her hair.(我对她头发的评论使她很不高兴。)

While I certainly understand the frustration behind many of the shirt's points, I myself found the tone of the T-shirt's message offensive and can see why some Chinese took umbrage.(虽然我很理解在T恤衫上的话的背景给外国人带来的沮丧，但我也感觉到那些话是得罪人的，也明白为什么有些中国人看了会心中不快。)

He takes umbrage against anyone who criticizes him.(他对任何批评他的人生气。)

Inwardly pleased with all this, Hung-chien pretended to take umbrage, saying, "so an associate professor is a nobody, is he?"(鸿渐给辛楣那么一说，心里得意，假装不服气道：“副教授就不是人？”)

You don't think she'll take umbrage if she isn't invited to the wedding, do you?(如果不请她出席婚礼，你认为她不会生气，是吗？)

He called me a lily - livered coward, and I umbrage at the insult.(他说我是个胆小的懦夫，这种侮辱让我很生气。)

The answers were kept confidential to prevent any partners taking umbrage.(为了防止他们的另一半感到不快，他们的答案都是保密的。)

When I took umbrage, trying to explain away my C in differential calculus, he quickly said to me, "There is no shame in being a writer."(我有些不爽，当极力想辩解我在微积分课得的C时，他立刻对我说：“当作家绝不丢人。”)