| 单词 | outrage |
| 释义 | outrage /owt"rayj/, n. , v. , outraged, outraging. n. 1. an act of wanton cruelty or violence; any gross violation of law or decency. 2. anything that strongly offends, insults, or affronts the feelings. 3. a powerful feeling of resentment or anger aroused by something perceived as an injury, insult, or injustice: Outrage seized the entire nation at the news of the attempted assassination. v.t. 4. to subject to grievous violence or indignity. 5. to anger or offend; make resentful; shock: I am outraged by his whole attitude. 6. to offend against (right, decency, feelings, etc.) grossly or shamelessly: Such conduct outrages our normal sense of decency. 7. to rape. [1250-1300; ME < OF outrage, ultrage, equiv. to outr(er) to push beyond bounds (deriv. of outre beyond < L ultra) + -age -AGE] Syn. 2. offense, abuse, indignity. 7. violate. |
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