vt侮辱(speak or treat with great rudeness)[T+n] ：～her by language/by telling her that she is not only ugly but also stupid 用语言/说她不仅丑而且蠢来侮辱她;The rioters～ed the flag by throwing mud on it. 暴徒向那面旗帜扔泥巴以示侮辱。feel deeply～ed 感到极大的侮辱;

→in′sulting adj 侮辱的，无理的;

n 侮辱，伤害(remark or action that insults)[C] [N(to)]：fling/hurl/shower ～s at sb (upon sb's name) 大肆侮辱某人(某人的名声);pocket/swallow/take an～忍受侮辱;avenge/revenge an～洗清耻辱/雪耻;take sth as an～把某事看作侮辱;a deliberate/gratuitous/nasty/studied/vicious～to (against) sb 对某人存心/无理/恶意/蓄意/恶意的侮辱;She could not forgive so terrible an～to her pride. 她无法宽恕对她自尊心如此严重的伤害。The talk he gave was so childish that it was an～to our intelligence. 他的演讲太孩子气了，简直是对我们智力的辱没。