affront
us /əˈfrənt/
affront /əˈfɹʌnt/ nghĩa là xúc phạm, lăng mạ
Các nghĩa
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xúc phạm, lăng mạ
To insult intentionally, especially openly.
Yanni took that as a personal affront.
The coup d'etat in Brazil is an affront to democracy.
Corruption at the government level is an affront to democracy.
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xúc phạm, làm nhục
To be an affront to; offend.
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đương đầu, thách thức
To meet defiantly; to confront.
to affront death
Avignon was beginning to settle down for the night – that long painful stretch of time which must somehow be affronted.
Dạng khác
- affronts present, singular, third-person
- affronting participle, present
- affronted participle, past