1.When I took umbrage, trying to explain away my C in differential calculus, he quickly said to me, "There is no shame in being a writer."
我有些不爽,当极力想辩解我在微积分课得的C时,他立刻对我说:“当作家绝不丢人。”
2.There may be a threshold of debt beyond which bond markets suddenly take umbrage.
可能有这样一个负债门槛,要是负债过高,债券市场可能会突然光火。
3.I invited her because I was afraid of giving umbrage.
我邀请了她,因为我怕得罪她。
4.Andy Roddick, who more typically uses Twitter to tell fans he is meeting up with Elton John on 31 November – he later realised that the month is only 30 days long – has taken particular umbrage.
Twitter的忠实用户安迪·罗迪克(美国网坛超级明星)通过twitter告诉球迷们他将于11月31号跟艾尔顿·约翰对决——随后才意识到11月只有30天! 这件事曾一度引起不快。
5.She took umbrage at my remarks about her hair.
我对她头发的评论使她很不高兴。
6.He called me a lily - livered coward, and I umbrage at the insult.
他说我是个胆小的懦夫,这种侮辱让我很生气。