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- situated at sea some distance from the shore近海的：
as adj. this huge stretch of coastline is dominated by offshore barrier islands一批近海岛屿形成的屏障雄踞于这一段极长的海岸线之外
as adv. we dropped anchor offshore.我们在近海区抛了锚。
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- (of the wind) blowing towards the sea from the land（风）由陆地吹向海洋的。
1.2
- of or relating to the business of extracting oil or gas from the seabed海底石油（或天然气）的开采的。
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- made, situated, or registered abroad, especially in order to take advantage of lower taxes or costs or less stringent regulation（尤指企业为减少纳税款、降低成本或避开严格的规章制度而）在外国制造、设厂或注册的：
as adj. deposits in offshore accounts.海外账户上的存款。
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- of, relating to, or derived from a foreign country（与）外国（有关）的; 从外国得到的：
as adj. American offshore politics.美国的对外政治事务。
with obj.
- move (some of a company's processes or services) overseas将（公司的部分加工或服务）转至海外：
he predicts that 750,000 UK jobs will be offshored in the next 10 years.
他预测未来10年英国将有750,000个就业岗位转移到海外。