单词 | offensive |
释义 | offensive¹ 1.(disgusting)使人不快的;令人作呕的 an offensive smell令人作呕的气味 2.(insulting)冒犯的;无礼的;得罪人的 This film is offensive, distasteful, and crude.这部影片让人反感、令人厌恶、粗俗不堪。 This poster is offensive in a Catholic school.这张海报贴在一所天主教学校里实在无礼。 to be offensive to sb冒犯某人;对某人无礼;得罪某人 The advertisements were highly offensive to women.这些广告对妇女是大大的冒犯。 3.【体】(attacking)+ team, play进攻的 Stanford can be one of the most explosive offensive teams in the country.斯坦福队可能是全国爆发力最强的进攻型队伍之一。 offensive²1.【军】(attack)进攻;攻势 a two-week military offensive为期两周的军事攻势 The armed forces have launched offensives to recapture lost ground.武装部队已发动攻势, 准备收复失地。 2.【政】攻势 a diplomatic offensive一场外交攻势 Republicans mounted an all-out offensive on the Democratic nominee.共和党人向民主党提名人发动了全面攻击。 idiom ◆to go on the offensiveorto go over to the offensiveorto take the offensive采取攻势;采取强势行动 The West African forces went on the offensive in response to attacks on them.西非部队对袭击者展开全力还击。 The Foreign Secretary took the offensive in the discussion on the future of the community.外交大臣在关于该团体未来的讨论中采取了攻势。 |
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