umbrage

英 [ˈʌmbrɪdʒ]

美 [ˈʌmbrɪdʒ]

n.  树荫；（成荫的）簇叶

GRE

BNC.35478 / COCA.26938

习惯用语

n.

take umbrage (at sth)
• 认为受到冒犯（或羞辱）；（无故）感到不安
  to feel offended, insulted or upset by sth, often without a good reason

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 愤懑；不快；生气
  If you say that a persontakes umbrage, you mean that they are upset or offended by something that someone says or does to them, often without much reason.
  1. He takes umbrage against anyone who criticises him.
     不管谁批评他，他都心生愤懑。

英英释义

noun

• a feeling of anger caused by being offended
  1. he took offence at my question
  Synonym:offenseoffence

双语例句

• Over at techcrunch, meanwhile, Josh constine was much more earnest with his umbrage.
  同时，科技媒体TechCrunch的乔什•康斯丁在表达对LindedIn的不满时更为直接。
• She took umbrage at one or two of my remarks.
  她对我的一两句话很生气。
• 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。
• Although Jeff was given to lying, he never took umbrage at being accused of it.
  尽管杰克喜欢撒谎，可别人为此指责他时他从不见怪。
• The study was to simulate the condition of light climate and research the function that umbrage hazard in shelter forest.
  模拟林内光气候状况，探讨防护林林下的遮荫胁地效应。
• Took umbrage at their rudeness.
  对他们的粗野表示不悦。
• The pope himself had taken great umbrage at the book.
  教皇本人对这本书曾极为生气。
• He takes umbrage against anyone who criticises him.
  不管谁批评他，他都心生愤懑。
• Everything gives umbrage to a tyrantny.
  所有事情都使专制君主生气。
• 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。