词根:umbrage
adj.umbrageous 多荫的,成荫的;阴翳的
1.when i took umbrage, trying to explain away my c in differential calculus, he quickly said to me, "there is no shame in being a writer."
我有些不爽,当极力想辩解我在微积分课得的c时,他立刻对我说:“当作家绝不丢人。”
2.there may be a threshold of debt beyond which bond markets suddenly take umbrage.
可能有这样一个负债门槛,要是负债过高,债券市场可能会突然光火。
3.i invited her because i was afraid of giving umbrage.
我邀请了她,因为我怕得罪她。
4.andy roddick, who more typically uses twitter to tell fans he is meeting up with elton john on 31 november – he later realised that the month is only 30 days long – has taken particular umbrage.
twitter的忠实用户安迪·罗迪克(美国网坛超级明星)通过twitter告诉球迷们他将于11月31号跟艾尔顿·约翰对决——随后才意识到11月只有30天! 这件事曾一度引起不快。
5.she took umbrage at my remarks about her hair.
我对她头发的评论使她很不高兴。
6.he called me a lily - livered coward, and i umbrage at the insult.
他说我是个胆小的懦夫,这种侮辱让我很生气。