"he took offence at my question"
1.愤懑;不快;生气
If you say that a persontakes umbrage, you mean that they are upset or offended by something that someone says or does to them, often without much reason.
e.g. He takesumbrage against anyone who criticises him.
不管谁批评他,他都心生愤懑。
1. 树荫, 不快:bone idle 懒到极点的 |umbrage 树荫, 不快 | lensless photography 无透镜摄影
2. 不快:umbra 本影 |umbrage 不快 |umbrageous 多荫的
3. 不快,愤怒:disparage 贬抑,轻蔑 |umbrage 不快,愤怒 | beverage (水,酒等之外的)饮料
4. 树荫;生气:eg. The boy was so cold and taciturn even he didn't return a civil greeting.那个男孩是那... | 56.umbrage 树荫;生气 | eg. You don't think she'll takeumbrage if she isn't invited to the wedding, do you...
他们躲蔽在雨林树荫下。
She took umbrage at my remarks about her hair.我对她头发的评论使她很不高兴。
He took umbrage at my remarks and left .他觉得我的话伤了他的感情
The pope himself had taken great umbrage at the book.教皇本人对这本书曾极为生气。
His address gave umbrage to the authorities.他的演说触怒了当局。
I invited her because I was afraid of giving umbrage.我邀请了她,因为我怕得罪她。
He takes umbrage against anyone who criticises him.不管谁批评他,他都心生愤懑。
He's like you, forever taking umbrage about something.他象你, 总会为了什么事生气.
The pope himself had taken great umbrage at the book.教皇本人对这本书曾极为生气.
Everything gives umbrage to a tyrantny.所有事情都使专制君主生气.
I invited her because I was afraid ofgiving umbrage.我邀请了她,因为我怕得罪她.
She took umbrage at my remarks about her hair.我对她头发的评论使她很不高兴.
The three camphors are umbrage left by mother, who gave personalized connotation to them.三棵树是母亲给我们留下的绿荫, 是她给三棵树赋予了人格化的内涵.
Although Jeff was given to lying, he never took umbrage at being accused of it.尽管杰克喜欢撒谎, 可别人为此指责他时他从不见怪.
His address gave umbrage to the authorities.他的演说触怒了当局.
He takes umbrage against anyone who criticises him.不管谁批评他,他都心生愤懑。
Clouds and umbrages that did eclipse and darken the glory of the Gospel.
出自:L. Womock