give offense

基本解釋

The loud noise of crackers will probably give offense to gods, won't it?
爆竹震耳欲聾的噪聲會(huì)不會(huì)冒犯神霛？
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Before the interview to which the applicant comes "talkers talk to their friends and decide what will and won't be told, the audience (applicant) decides what will and will not give offense."
在麪試前，申請(qǐng)人來(lái)“誇誇其談?wù)邥谒麄兊呐笥押蜎Q定什麼將不會(huì)被告知，和觀衆(zhòng)（申請(qǐng)人）決定什麼將會(huì)和不會(huì)冒犯。
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We were a little flat on offense, our offense wasn't as crisp. Yao hit some tough shots to give them the lead. They were good.
我們進(jìn)攻打得有些單調(diào)，我們的進(jìn)攻不果斷。姚投進(jìn)了一些睏難的入球讓他們?nèi)〉昧祟I(lǐng)先。他們打得挺好。

The speaker says: Before I built a wall I'd ask to know What I was walling in or walling out, And to whom I was like to give offense.

The subtext was of an administration effort desperately trying not to give offense to our adversaries.
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To the contrary, he has seemed determined not to say anything unpleasant — or that might otherwise give offense to Gorbachev.
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