umbrage 的定义
- offense; annoyance; displeasure: to feel umbrage at a social snub; to give umbrage to someone; to take umbrage at someone's rudeness.
- the slightest indication or vaguest feeling of suspicion, doubt, hostility, or the like.
- leaves that afford shade, as the foliage of trees.
- shade or shadows, as cast by trees.
- a shadowy appearance or semblance of something.
umbrage 近义词
personal displeasure
更多umbrage例句
- While Takano saw the Goldstein case as bringing attention to an issue championed by Democrats, the secretary took umbrage at his involvement.
- I also suspect you didn’t get far beyond the headline before going umbrage 100 on me.
- Some on the Internet took umbrage with your comments to Glamour that your appearance has “never been my moneymaker.”
- Mitchell takes umbrage at the notion of being defined by his sexuality.
- Bush took umbrage, but got over it; he clearly had enormous regard for Sharon.
- But this Romney web video is a total disgrace, featuring this guy from New Hampshire taking umbrage at something Obama never said.
- Well, I would take umbrage (a thing at which I excel), but for the fact that Kaufman makes some excellent points.
- The vote of the house of lords also alarmed and gave umbrage to Ireland's agitators.
- They had last year imposed a corn-law which gave umbrage to all classes of mercantile men.
- He never made himself a Creature, but always removed and humbled those that ever gave him any Umbrage.
- It would be unjust to take umbrage at the city because one finds none in its avenues.
- It was always done so quietly and pleasantly one could hardly take umbrage.