insult CET4 TEM4 ( insulting, insulted, insults )

动词读作ɪnˈsʌlt。名词读作ˈɪnsʌlt。

• 1. 

  V-T If someone insults you, they say or do something that is rude or offensive. 辱骂; 侮辱; 冒犯

  例：

  I did not mean to insult you.

  我并非故意要冒犯你。

• 2. 

  insulted ADJ 被侮辱的

  例：

  I mean, I was a bit insulted that they thought I needed bribing to shut up.

  我的意思是，我感到有些受侮辱的是他们认为我收受贿赂才肯闭嘴。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT An insult is a rude remark, or something a person says or does which insults you. 侮辱; 辱骂; 冒犯

  例：

  Their behaviour was an insult to the people they represent.

  他们的行为是对他们所代表的人们的一种侮辱。

• 4. 

  PHRASE You say to add insult to injury when mentioning an action or fact that makes an unfair or unacceptable situation even worse. 更糟糕的是

  例：

  It is the victim who is often put on trial and, to add insult to injury, she is presumed guilty until proven innocent of provoking the rape.

  受到审问的往往是受害者，更糟糕的是，她被假定为有罪，直到证明强奸并非由她挑逗而引起。