The spelling offense is used in American English. The pronunciation /'ɒfens/ is used for meaning 3. 拼写offense用于美国英语中。义项3读作/'ɒfens/。
1 N-COUNT 违法行为;罪行 An offence is a crime that breaks a particular law and requires a particular punishment. 违法行为;罪行
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Thirteen people have been charged with treason — an offence which can carry the death penalty.
13人被控犯有叛国罪—一种可处死刑的罪行。
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In Britain the Consumer Protection Act makes it a criminal offence to sell goods that are unsafe.
英国的《消费者保护法》规定销售不安全物品属刑事犯罪行为。
SYN crime, wrong, sin, lapse
2 N-VAR 冒犯;得罪 Offence or an offence is behaviour which causes people to be upset or embarrassed. 冒犯;得罪
SYN outrage, shock, anger, trouble
3 N-SING [the NOUN] (体育运动中的)进攻队,进攻方 In sports such as American football or basketball, the offense is the team which has possession of the ball and is trying to score. (体育运动中的)进攻队,进攻方 [US]
4 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 冒犯;得罪;惹恼 If you cause offence or give offence to someone, you say or do something rude which upsets or embarrasses them. 冒犯;得罪;惹恼
5 CONVENTION 别见怪;无冒犯之意 Some people say 'no offence' to make it clear that they do not want to upset you, although what they are saying may seem rather rude. 别见怪;无冒犯之意 [formulae]
6 PHRASE (常指不必要地)(对…)生气,(因…)见怪 If someone takes offence at something you say or do, they feel upset, often unnecessarily, because they think you are being rude to them. (常指不必要地)(对…)生气,(因…)见怪
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She never takes offence at anything.
什么事都不会让她生气。
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Never had she seen him so tense, so quick to take offence as he had been in recent weeks.
她从未见过他像最近几周这样高度紧张,动不动就生气。
SYN be offended, resent, be upset, be outraged
ThesaurusWord Partnership
| Thesaurus | offence Also look up: |
| N. | crime, infraction, violation, wrongdoing 1 assault, attack, insult, put-down, snub 2 |
| Word Partnership | Use offence with: |
| ADJ. | criminal offence 1 serious offence 1 2 |
| VERB. | commit an offence 1 take offence 6 |
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