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词组 offend against
释义
Phr V
offend against
offends, offending, offended
offend against sth
formal to go against a principle, or to go against what people consider to be morally right
The channel was banned on the grounds that it 'offended against good taste and decency'.
phraseoffend against
offend against sth formal to do something that is wrong according to a rule or principle or according to what people feel is right: If a priest has offended against Church law, he must be punished behaviour that offends against standards of common decency

offend against

1. To affront, betray, or violate the principles or laws of someone or something. Anyone who offends against the moral codes of our town will face strict, merciless punishment. Pardon me, madam. I did not mean to offend against you or your fair virtues. Police have been given the authority to arrest anyone offending against this law without a warrant or a trial.
2. To commit a sexual crime against someone. The team doctor had systematically offended against young gymnasts for nearly 20 years before he was finally arrested.

offend against someone or something

to anger or affront someone or something. We do not wish to offend against anyone. He didn't realize that he offended against their cultural values.
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