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VERB
侮辱;辱罵
If someone insults you, they say or do something that is rude or offensive.
例句
I did not mean to insult you...
我不是要故意侮辱你。
Buchanan said he was insulted by the judge's remarks.
布坎南說法官的那番話侮辱了他。
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N-COUNT
侮辱;凌辱;辱罵
An insult is a rude remark, or something a person says or does which insults you.
例句
Their behaviour was an insult to the people they represent...
他們的行為是對他們代表的人民的一種侮辱。
The prison Governor criticised some of his officers who shouted insults at prisoners on the roof.
監(jiān)獄長批評了一些站在屋頂上大聲辱罵囚犯的獄警。
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PHRASE
更為不公的是;更不可接受的是;更糟的是
You say to add insult to injury when mentioning an action or fact that makes an unfair or unacceptable situation even worse.
例句
The driver of the car that killed Smith got a ￡250 fine and five penalty points on his licence. To add insult to injury, he drove away from court in his own car.
撞死史密斯的汽車司機(jī)僅被罰款250英鎊，駕照上扣了5分。更讓人不可接受的是,他竟然開著自己的車從法院揚(yáng)長而去。