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- causing someone to feel deeply hurt, upset, or angry冒犯的; 无礼的; 使人愤怒的：
the allegations made are deeply offensive to us
所作的那些无端指控深深伤害了我们
offensive language.
粗话。
1.1
- (of a sight or smell) disgusting; repulsive（场面, 气味）讨厌的; 令人厌恶的：
an offensive odour.
一股刺鼻的气味。
2
- attrib. actively aggressive; attacking进攻性的, 攻击的：
offensive operations against the insurgents.
对反叛分子的攻击行动。
2.1
- (of a weapon) meant for use in attack（武器）进攻性的, 攻击性的。
2.2
- chiefly N. Amer. of or relating to the team in possession of the ball or puck in a game〈主北美〉（体育比赛中）攻方的, 进攻方的。
1
- an attacking military campaign军事进攻; 军事攻势：
an impending military offensive against the guerrillas.
即将对游击队展开的军事进攻。
1.1
- an organized and forceful campaign to achieve something, typically a political or social end（尤指政治、社会）运动：
the need to launch an offensive against crime.
开展打击犯罪活动的需要。
短语
be on the offensive
- act or be ready to act aggressively处于攻势, （准备）展开攻势。
go on （to 或take） the offensive
- take the initiative by beginning to attack or act aggressively发起进攻, 主动进攻：
security forces took the offensive ten days ago.
安全部队十天前发起了进攻。
派生词
offensively
adverboffensiveness
noun词源
mid 16th cent.: from French offensif, -ive or medieval Latin offensivus, from Latin offens- 'struck against', from the verb offendere （see OFFEND）.