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offence 英語で:

1. when you offend or upset someone by something you do or say



2. offend


Tom didn't mean to offend anyone.
This letter contains sensitive information that may offend some people.
So this doll has offended people
His marks about her family offended her
my brother unknowingly offended our neighbour
Allowing to carry on offending is an injustice to victims.
learn a conversation without offending anybody
Henry offended the local bigwig.
They'll be offended if you don't go to their wedding.
He offended the viewers by bad language. He was asked to leave the party after he offended Martha.
I didn’t want to offend her but I told her she looked about 45 and she’s only 38!
If a pile of dirty dishes offends you, you don't know how to complicate your life then.
They avoided saying anything that might offend their audience.
Its content offends the moral sensibilities of most readers.
No, Caesar, of course I wasn't offended!

英語 "という言葉offence"(offend)集合で発生します。

Word formation nouns

3. against


against the wall
There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.
All the soldiers were called out by the king to defend the castle against all opposition.
Every time I join a new game of Warcraft, I am pitted against a new team of adversaries.
Against my advice, he fed his dog some raw pork.
Don't discriminate against people based on nationality, gender, or occupation.
Our city's transport problems are minor when measured against capitals like London and New York.
The man put the gun against his forehead and squeezed the trigger.
He clinched the election when he came out against a tax increase.
A poor school record will count against you when you look for a job.
How long can we hold out against the superior enemy attacks?
There are many arguments against smoking cigarettes. Smoking in public places is against the law.
The dollar was devalued against the Japanese currency from 360 yen to 308 yen.
I want to study abroad, even if my parents are against it.
It turned out that the cards were stacked against her from the beginning of the game.

英語 "という言葉offence"(against)集合で発生します。

verbs/adjectives, nouns with propositions M, N, O

4. take


Take care.
It is not necessary for you to take his advice if you don't want to.
We must take protective measures against floods.
Take one tablet a day until all of the medicine is gone.
Take lots of vitamin C to avoid catching cold.
Tom doesn't know whether he should take on the job or not.
Because I didn't take the bus, I'm still not home.
Taking a hot bath helps me take my mind off my worries.
You'll save yourself a lot of time if you take the car.
If you take a close look, you'll find that your friends and you have similar personalities.
Don't take it for granted that the nature is always there to help us.
Instead of cleaning the house today, I think I'll take a walk.
Thanks for having explained to me at last why people take me for an idiot.
On weekends, I take my dogs out for a long walk in the park.
Although teachers give a lot of advice, students don't always take it.

5. an illegal action or a crime



6. any act which is not legal



英語 "という言葉offence"(any act which is not legal)集合で発生します。

introduction to law

7. annoyance brought about by a perceived insult



英語 "という言葉offence"(annoyance brought about by a perceived insult)集合で発生します。

A question of competence

8. crime


Crime doesn't pay.
For the crime of first degree murder, this court hereby sentences you to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
This is the police. Would you mind coming down to the station? "W-why?" "You can't think it's not a crime to go shooting guns off in the middle of town?!"
However, the general crime number has not decreased though the juvenile delinquency stands out.
Criminal law, also known as penal law, involves prosecution for an act that has been classified as a crime.
A strong argument for the religion of Christ is this — that offences against Charity are about the only ones which men on their death-beds can be made, not to understand, but to feel, as crime.
The incumbent's rival is taking issue with the claim that crime was reduced by 50% under the current administration.
The author pins the crime on a character who pops up in the last chapter of this book.
Why is it that the greatest crime and the greatest glory are to shed a man's blood?
Raskolnikov is the protagonist of the book of Crime and Punishment written by Dostoevsky.
In the "Mafia" tradition of organized crime, any member who discloses its operation is sure to be rubbed out.
Violent crime (inc murder) | Sex offences | knife crime | Stalking and harassment | Theft and burglaries | Grooming of children
Baffled by Sherlock Holmes' cryptic remarks, Watson wondered whether Holmes was intentionally concealing his thoughts about the crime.
Out of a sense of justice, I said to the leader of the biker gang: "What you are doing is a crime! Be ashamed of yourselves!".