英语词汇“insult”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

insult

释义

noun | verb

insultinsult1 /ˈɪnsʌlt/ ●●○ noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYinsult¹

Origin: 1500-1600 French insulter, from Latin insultare to jump on, insult

COLLOCATIONS► took it as an insult

Their offer on the house was so low, I took it as an insult (=though it was not intended as an insult).

1an impolite or offensive remark or action: As he spoke the crowd shouted insults at him.insult to The remark was an insult to my faith. Their offer on the house was so low, I took it as an insult (=though it was not intended as an insult).2be an insult to somebody’s intelligence if information, a book, a movie, etc. is an insult to your intelligence, it is presented in a way that treats you as if you are stupid: Most advertising is an insult to people’s intelligence. [Origin: 1500–1600 French insulter, from Latin insultare to jump on, insult] → see also add insult to injury at add (6)

noun | verb

insultinsult2 /ɪnˈsʌlt/ ●●○ verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

insult

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	insult
	he, she, it	insults
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	insulted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have insulted
	he, she, it	has insulted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had insulted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will insult
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have insulted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am insulting
	he, she, it	is insulting
	you, we, they	are insulting
Past	I, he, she, it	was insulting
	you, we, they	were insulting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been insulting
	he, she, it	has been insulting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been insulting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be insulting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been insulting

COLLOCATIONS► be/feel insulted

I hope Andy won’t be insulted if I don’t come to dinner.

1to say or do something that offends someone by showing that you do not respect him or her: insult somebody by doing something He insulted the delegates by refusing to shake their hands.be/feel insulted I hope Andy won’t be insulted if I don’t come to dinner.2insult somebody’s intelligence (by doing something) to say or do something that suggests you think someone is stupid: I won’t insult your intelligence by lying.

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