L5 David Copperfield 5,6 표현정리

|어휘 및 문장정리|

offend verb /əˈfend/
: 1. [transitive, often passive, intransitive] offend (somebody) to make somebody feel upset because of something you say or do that is rude or embarrassing

- They'll be offended if you don't go to their wedding.
- Neil did not mean to offend anybody with his joke.

2. ​[transitive] offend somebody/something to seem unpleasant to somebody

- The smell from the farm offended some people.

3. ​[intransitive] (formal) to commit a crime or crimes

- He started offending at the age of 16.


stab verb /stæb/

(사진출처:구글검색)
1. [transitive] stab somebody to push a sharp, pointed object, especially a knife, into somebody, killing or injuring them

- He was stabbed to death in a racist attack.
- She stabbed him in the arm with a screwdriver.

2. ​[transitive, intransitive] to make a short, aggressive or violent movement with a finger or pointed object

SYNONYM jab, prod

- stab something (at/into/through something) He stabbed his finger angrily at my chest.
- She stabbed her cigarette into the ashtray.
- I stabbed at my meat with my fork.
- stab somebody/something (with something) She stabbed the air with her fork.
- stab at/into/through something (figurative) The pain stabbed at his chest.