outraged at injustice; to be indignant on someone's behalf
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to be outraged at injustice; to be indignant on behalf of someone
Expresses strong moral outrage when seeing someone else treated unfairly. Often used in the pattern "替/为...抱不平" (to be indignant on behalf of...).
Lǎo老
Wáng王
zǒng总
shòu受
rén人
qī欺
fu负
，
lǎo老
Lǐ李
hěn很
tì替
lǎo老
Wáng王
bào抱
bù不
píng平
。
Old Wang is always bullied, and Old Li is very indignant on his behalf.
Tā他
wèi为
shòu受
dào到
qí歧
shì视
de的
tóng同
shì事
bào抱
bù不
píng平
，
zhí直
jiē接
qù去
zhǎo找
le了
jīng经
lǐ理
。
He was outraged at the injustice his colleague suffered from discrimination and went directly to the manager.
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Dà大
jiā家
kàn看
dào到
cái裁
pàn判
de的
bù不
gōng公
píng平
pàn判
fá罚
，
dōu都
fēn纷
fēn纷
bào抱
bù不
píng平
。
Everyone was indignant when they saw the referee's unfair call.
Wǒ我
rěn忍
bù不
zhù住
yào要
wèi为
tā他
shuō说
jù句
gōng公
dào道
huà话
，
tì替
tā他
bào抱
bù不
píng平
。
I can't help but say a fair word for him and express my indignation on his behalf.