take offense(offence)，生氣，冒犯，見怪。
offence和offense:前者是英式英語，後者是美式英語。
offense，(球隊的)前鋒，鋒線隊員；進攻方法；攻勢。冒犯，觸犯（法律）。
Don't take offense.
不要生氣。
Please don't take offense.
I only wanted to tell you what I
really think.
請你別生氣，我只是想把我的真實想法告訴你。
I hope you won't take offence if I
ask you not to smoke.
如果我叫你不要抽菸，希望你不要見怪。
You must be careful of what you
say to her.
She's quick to take offense.
你跟她說話可得多加小心。她那個人特別愛生氣。
Women easily take offence at the slightest things.
女人容易動不動就（為最微不足道的事） 生氣。
Please don't take offence if you
don't get a good treatment here.
如果你在這沒有受到好待遇請不要生氣。
He has a disposition to take
offence easily.
他脾氣不好，容易發怒。
disposition，性格；性情；傾向。
Be a man, don't take offence at
these women!
男子漢大丈夫，別跟女人一般見識！