outrage

英 [ˈaʊtreɪdʒ] 美 [ˈaʊtreɪdʒ]

n.  愤怒; 义愤; 愤慨; 暴行; 骇人听闻的事
v.  使震怒; 激怒

复数:outrages现在分词:outraging过去式:outraged第三人称单数:outrages过去分词:outraged

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牛津词典

noun

  1. 愤怒;义愤;愤慨
    a strong feeling of shock and anger
    1. The judge's remarks caused public outrage.
      裁判的话引起了公愤。
    2. Environmentalists have expressed outrage at the ruling.
      环境保护主义者对这一裁决表示愤慨。
  2. 暴行;骇人听闻的事
    an act or event that is violent, cruel or very wrong and that shocks people or makes them very angry
    1. No one has yet claimed responsibility for this latest bomb outrage.
      迄今还没有人宣称对最近的爆炸丑行负责。

verb

  1. 使震怒;激怒
    to make sb very shocked and angry
    1. He was outraged at the way he had been treated.
      他对所遭受的待遇感到非常愤怒。

柯林斯词典

    The verb is pronounced /ˌaʊt'reɪdʒ/. The noun is pronounced /'aʊtreɪdʒ/. 动词读作 /ˌaʊt'reɪdʒ/,名词读作 /'aʊtreɪdʒ/。

  1. VERB 使震怒;激怒
    If you are outraged by something, it makes you extremely shocked and angry.
    1. Many people have been outraged by some of the things that have been said...
      其中的一些言论激怒了很多人。
    2. Reports of torture and mass executions in Serbia's detention camps have outraged the world's religious leaders.
      关于塞尔维亚拘留营里动用酷刑并大肆处决的报道令全世界的宗教领袖义愤填膺。
  2. N-UNCOUNT 愤慨;义愤
    Outrage is an intense feeling of anger and shock.
    1. The decision provoked outrage from women and human rights groups...
      这一决定激起了妇女和人权组织的强烈愤慨。
    2. The Treaty has failed to arouse genuine public outrage.
      该协定并未真正激起公愤。
  3. N-COUNT 暴行;骇人听闻的事件
    You can refer to an act or event which you find very shocking as an outrage .
    1. The latest outrage was to have been a co-ordinated gun and bomb attack on the station...
      最近的一起暴行是同时动用了枪支和***的对车站的袭击。
    2. Tom, this is an outrage!
      汤姆,这简直太过分了!

双语例句

  1. There have been cries of outrage about this expenditure
    这项开支遭到了一些人愤怒的指责。
  2. Many people have been outraged by some of the things that have been said
    其中的一些言论激怒了很多人。
  3. The Treaty has failed to arouse genuine public outrage.
    该协定并未真正激起公愤。
  4. The latest outrage was to have been a co-ordinated gun and bomb attack on the station
    最近的一起暴行是同时动用了枪支和***的对车站的袭击。
  5. Tom, this is an outrage!
    汤姆,这简直太过分了!
  6. I am well aware that in saying this I shall outrage a few susceptibilities.
    我十分清楚这样说会戳到一些人的痛处。
  7. When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.
    他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
  8. 'I share the outrage that people have,'he said.'It's embarrassing to look at this.
    他说,我和大家一样愤怒,发生这样的事情令人难堪,也令整个美国感到难堪。
  9. I mean, they sparked violent protests, calls for investigation, there is national outrage.
    我的意思是,他们开始了暴力抵抗,要求调查。
  10. Reacting to the latest accident, safety experts expressed outrage.
    安全专家们表达了对这起最新事故的愤怒。
  11. The video caused such an outrage that the women were later identified, paid a fine and publicly apologized.
    这段视频引发的众怒使这两名女性随后被指认了出来,她们缴纳了罚款,并进行了公开道歉。
  12. You came very close, Ellen. Her behaviour was a positive outrage.
    差了一点点,Ellen。她的行为残暴到了极点。
  13. It would be an outrage if we were to lose.
    如果我们失败了,那将是一个耻辱。
  14. Church leaders expressed their shock and outrage at his racist remarks.
    教会领袖们对他的种族主义言论表示震惊与愤慨。
  15. Her speech today evoked surprise and outrage from many French officials.
    她今天的演讲引起了许多法国官员的惊讶和愤怒。
  16. Many politicians and members of the public expressed outrage at the verdict.
    许多政治家和公众表达了对这一裁决的愤慨。
  17. Recent events in Washington, D.C.should provoke fear and outrage in the average American worker.
    最近发生的事件在华盛顿特区的美国工人平均要挑起恐惧和愤怒中。
  18. This decision is an absolute outrage!
    这一决定完全是一种侮辱!
  19. His efforts to save Wall Street have caused outrage among taxpayers, some of whom protested at hearings.
    他拯救华尔街的努力激起了纳税人的愤怒,其中一些人曾在听证会上提出抗议。
  20. Her decision to leave her child provoked outrage.
    她离开孩子的决定激起了公愤。
  21. The investigation and outrage are absurd.
    调查和愤慨都是荒谬之举。
  22. This outrage stirred up the just indignation of the people.
    他心里充满了愤慨;他义愤填膺。
  23. Her behaviour was a positive outrage.
    她的行为残暴到了极点。
  24. But first I have to satisfy my sense of moral outrage.
    但是我必须先满足我的道德感。
  25. Such arguments explain Swiss outrage at the perceived bullying by bigger countries.
    这些理由解释了瑞士人对明显遭受大国欺凌的愤慨。
  26. What happened to me was an outrage.
    那是对我的侮辱。
  27. The drow female's face contorted with outrage.
    卓尔女性的脸狂怒地扭曲了。
  28. It is an outrage that you and your colleagues have been placed in this absurd position.
    你和你的同事被置于如此荒谬的境地,实在是骇人听闻。
  29. You idiot! I should have you shot for this outrage! Do you know who I am?
    你们这群白痴!我刚出应该马上把你们枪毙了!你知道我是谁吗?

同义词辨析

  rage anger annoyance fury outrage wrath【导航词义:愤怒】

  rage n. 狂怒,大怒

〔辨析〕指强烈的、难以控制的怒气。

〔例证〕
He trembled with rage on hearing the news.
他听到这个消息时气得浑身发抖。
Don't answer back when she is in a rage.
她发火的时候不要顶嘴。

  anger n. 愤怒,气愤

〔辨析〕最普通用词,多指因受到不公平或不友善的对待、顶撞等而引起的愤怒,常后接介词 at。

〔例证〕
He shook with anger.
他气得发抖。
She felt great anger about it.
她对此事大为光火。
She struggled to control her anger at the waiter's arrogance.
对于服务生的傲慢,她拼命压住怒火。

  annoyance n. 气恼,烦恼

〔辨析〕指较轻微的怒气。

〔例证〕
A look of annoyance crossed her face when she knew that her boyfriend couldn't come back before Christmas Eve.
得知男朋友平安夜前无法赶回来,她的脸上掠过一丝恼怒的神情。
To their annoyance, she was late again.
让他们气恼的是,她又迟到了。

  fury n. 〈书〉暴怒,狂怒

〔辨析〕指极端愤怒,如大发雷霆、暴跳如雷,常伴有粗暴行为。

〔例证〕
Old Green flew into a fury.
老格林勃然大怒。
In her fury she tore the letter to pieces.
她盛怒之下把信撕得粉碎。
Negotiation details were leaked to the press, much to the manager's fury.
谈判细节被泄露给了媒体,令经理大为光火。

  outrage n. 震怒,愤慨

〔辨析〕指强烈的愤怒和震惊,常后接介词 at/over。

〔例证〕
The pollution event generated public outrage.
这起污染事件激起了公众的愤怒。
The company turned a blind eye to the local residents' outrage at its plan to develop the coastline.
该公司无视当地居民对其沿海地区开发计划的愤慨。

  wrath n. 〈正式〉狂怒

〔辨析〕指极为恼怒,含欲施加惩罚或报复之意。

〔例证〕
His wrath knew no bounds.
他怒不可遏。
She was afraid of provoking her mother's wrath.
她害怕惹母亲大发雷霆。

英英释义

noun

  1. a wantonly cruel act

    1. the act of scandalizing

        Synonym:    scandalizationscandalisation

      1. a disgraceful event

          Synonym:    scandal

        1. a feeling of righteous anger

            Synonym:    indignation

          verb

          1. strike with disgust or revulsion
            1. The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends

            Synonym:    shockoffendscandalizescandaliseappalappall

          2. force (someone) to have sex against their will
            1. The woman was raped on her way home at night

            Synonym:    raperavishviolateassaultdishonordishonour

          3. violate the sacred character of a place or language
            1. desecrate a cemetery
            2. violate the sanctity of the church
            3. profane the name of God

            Synonym:    desecrateprofaneviolate