offset

英 [ˈɒfset]

美 [ˈɔːfset]

v.  抵消; 弥补; 补偿
adj.  胶印的
n.  开端; 出发; 平版印刷; 抵消; 补偿

过去分词：offset　第三人称单数：offsets　现在分词：offsetting　过去式：offset　复数：offsets　

CET6考研IELTSGRETEM8计算机

Collins.2 / BNC.5701 / COCA.6179

牛津词典

verb

• 抵消；弥补；补偿
  to use one cost, payment or situation in order to cancel or reduce the effect of another
  1. Prices have risen in order to offset the increased cost of materials.
     为补偿原料成本的增加而提高了价格。
  2. What expenses can you offset against tax ?
     什么开支可以获得税项减免？

adj.

• 胶印的
  used to describe a method of printing in which ink is put onto a metal plate, then onto a rubber surface and only then onto the paper

柯林斯词典

The form offset is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle of the verb. offset的过去式和过去分词与原形相同。


• VERB 抵消；补偿
  If one thingis offsetby another, the effect of the first thing is reduced by the second, so that any advantage or disadvantage is cancelled out.
  1. The increase in pay costs was more than offset by higher productivity...
     提高的生产率抵消了增加的工资成本后仍有结余。
  2. The move is designed to help offset the shortfall in world oil supplies caused by the UN embargo.
     此举旨在缓解联合国禁运所造成的世界石油供应短缺的局面。

英英释义

noun

• structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
  Synonym:set-backsetoff
• a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
  Synonym:offset printing
• a natural consequence of development
  Synonym:outgrowthbranchoffshoot
• a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
  Synonym:stolonrunner
• a compensating equivalent
  Synonym:counterbalance
• the time at which something is supposed to begin
  1. they got an early start
  2. she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her
  Synonym:beginningcommencementfirstoutsetget-gostartkickoffstarting timeshowtime

verb

• produce by offset printing
  1. offset the conference proceedings
• create an offset in
  1. offset a wall
• cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface
• make up for
  1. His skills offset his opponent's superior strength
  Synonym:cancelset off
• compensate for or counterbalance
  1. offset deposits and withdrawals
  Synonym:countervail

双语例句

• The gains offset the losses.
  损益相抵。
• These goods are not enough to offset the whole loan.
  这些物资还不够抵交全部贷款。
• It is able to estimate the fractional part and integral part of frequency offset at the same time.
  它可以同时估计频偏的小数和整数部分。
• The reasons for inducing quadrature error and offset error are analyzed and the expressions of quadrature error and offset error are induced.
  分析了正交误差和失调误差产生的原因，推导了正交误差和失调误差的表达式。
• Besides technical know-how of prepress and offset printing, this course also teaches the latest techniques and technologies.
  除了印前和胶版印刷专有技术外，本课程还教授最新的技术和科技。
• Owners can use corporate loss to offset income from other sources.
  业主可以使用公司的损失抵消了其他来源的收入。
• All debt and derivative claims are offset in global accounting consolidation, but capital is not.
  所有对债务与衍生品的求偿权都会在全球的帐务合并中被一一抵消，但资本却不会[3]。
• The date and time taking into account the current time zone's offset from universal time.
  注意到当前时区与格林尼治标准时间的偏移的时间和数据。
• A new frequency offset and channel estimation joint algorithm for OFDM system is proposed.
  针对正交频分复用系统提出一种新的频偏与信道联合估计的算法。
• 317. At the outset this set of setting settled the offset problem of the kettle.
  317.在开始，这一套设置解决了水壶的弥补问题。