新GRE詞匯復習資料:umbrage

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umbrage: (n.) 不悅,怨恨; offense or resentment
    1) 不悅,生氣: the feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity
    resentful : umbrage
    fractious : umbrage
    Syn: dudgeon, huff, miff, offense, peeve, resentment
    umbrage <>contentment, delight, gratification, happiness, pleasure
    The candidate took umbrage at the remark of his opponent.
    He would take umbrage at the slightest suggestion of disrespect.
    Even though the general's carefully qualified public statement could hardly be -------, some people took -------- it.
    respected.. liberties with
    inoffensive.. umbrage at
    faulted.. exception to
    credited.. potshots at .
    dismissed.. interest in
    答案:(C)
    take liberties with: v.1.(對人)狎昵,調(diào)戲 2.(對事)隨意改變,歪曲
    take umbrage at: v.對……生氣,不快,傷感情
    take exception to: v.1.對……反對,對……表示異議 2.生氣,不悅
    take poshots at: v.對……作任意零星的批評
    fault: v.找……的缺點,挑剔,指責
    credit: v.相信,信任