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| /ˌɒfˈʃɔː/ |
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| 1 | usually before noun in the sea , not on the land . This word is used especially for talking about the oil industry （尤指石油工业）海上的，离海岸的 |
| China has huge offshore and onshore oil reserves. 中国有丰富的海上和陆上石油储备。 |
| an offshore oil-rig 海上石油钻塔 |
| | 1a | in the sea but near the coast 近海的 | | offshore islands 近海岛屿 | |
| | 1b | an offshore wind is blowing away from the land , towards the sea （风）向海的 | | Avoid offshore winds and don’ t sail alone. 要避开由陆地吹向海面的风，并且不要单独航行。 | |
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| 2 | only before noun an offshore bank or company is not in your own country , but in a country where you pay less tax 国外的；境外的 |
| | 2a | relating to or involving money invested in another country 向境外投资的 | | offshore assets/funds/investments 境外资产/基金/投资 | | offshore banking 境外银行业务 | |
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| offshore adv |
| They’ re going to be working offshore. 他们将要去境外工作。 |
| The wind was blowing offshore. 风正吹向海面。 |
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