Spectators were incensed by the referee’s decision.
观众对裁判的判罚极为愤怒。
Examples from the Corpus
incense• If you get incensed and act like an idiot, now there are too many idiots on the road.• As Halldeparted for the dressing room, incensed Everton boss Howard Kendall gave him a tongue-lashing from the dugout.• Pat was so incensed he got up at once and hit Jock, and Mrs Lennox screamed.• The zoning changes incensednearby residents.• On the other side of the political aisle, an incensed Sen.• Any breach of individuallibertiesaffronts and incenses us.• Customers are often incensed with the poor interest rate they get on their savings.
Originincense1
(1200-1300)Old Frenchencens, from Latinincensus, past participle of incendere“to cause to start burning”
incense2
(1400-1500)Old Frenchincenser“to cause to start burning”, from Latinincensus; → INCENSE1