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

• 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。
• They take umbrage at the suggestion there is something wrong with success on a grand scale.
  对于巨大成功有什么不对劲的说法，他们表示不齿。
• After taking umbrage at remarks George Bush made in Israel about appeasement, Mr Obama went on to argue that the threat from Iran was not of the same magnitude as that posed by the Soviet Union.
  乔治・布什在以色列发表演讲，认为同伊朗对话是”绥靖行为“，奥巴马对此表示抗议。奥巴马继续指出，伊朗的威胁同当年苏联的威胁不可同日而语。
• Everything gives umbrage to a tyrantny.
  所有事情都使专制君主生气。
• 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。
• The pope himself had taken great umbrage at the book.
  教皇本人对这本书曾极为生气。
• They're liable to take umbrage if we don't invite them.
  如果我们不邀请他们，他们会生气的。
• 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。
• He takes umbrage against anyone who criticises him.
  不管谁批评他，他都心生愤懑。
• 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。