| 词汇 | offensive |
| 释义 | offensiveWord family noun offense/offense offender offensive offensiveness offenceoffendressadjective offensive ≠ inoffensive offended offending offencefuloffencelessverb offend adverb offensively offendedly Military, Sport of·fen·sive1 /əˈfensɪv/ ●●○ adjectiveadj 1 RUDE/IMPOLITEvery rude or insulting and likely to upset people 无礼的，冒犯的，令人恼火的 OPP inoffensive I found her remarks deeply offensive. 我觉得她的话令人非常恼火。 offensive to crude jokes that are offensive to women 冒犯女士的粗鄙笑话 offensive behaviour ► see thesaurus at rude 无礼的行为 2 formalUNPLEASANT very unpleasant 令人不快[讨厌]的 an offensive smell 令人讨厌的气味 3 [only before noun]PMATTACK for attacking 攻击的，进攻性的 → defensive1(1) Jan was convicted of possessing an offensive weapon. 简因为持有攻击性武器而被定罪。 The troops took up offensive positions. 部队准备发起进攻。 4 American EnglishAmEDS relating to getting points and winning a game, rather than stopping the other team from getting points 〔体育比赛中〕进攻的，攻势的 OPP defensive the Jets’ offensive strategy 喷气机队的进攻策略 —offensively adverbadv Rick’s remarks were offensively racist. 里克的话里带有很具冒犯性的种族主义意味。 —offensiveness noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus offensive• Apparently some viewers found the show offensive.• How could he be so offensive as to stare at the chap's disfigured face, he wondered.• Walsh returns as an administrative assistant to Seifert and will work closely with second-year offensive coordinator Marc Trestman.• He is particularly curious about the offensive line, which was beset by injuries and poor performances last season.• the offensive player of the year• The 49ers' first four offensive plays included an interception, a sack and a lost fumble.• Government troops took up offensive positions.• The BBC received a number of complaints about the offensive remarks made during the interview.• Throughout the football game a small section of the crowd was chanting offensive slogans.• Your comments are offensive to all Jews.• This was offensive to Hinduism, his critics yelled.• These pornographic magazines are deeply offensive to women.• He was convicted of carrying an offensive weapon and got a 28-day suspended sentence and £200 fine.• offensive weapons offensive to• The novel has been criticized for being offensive to Muslims. offensive weapon• It says it's an offence for anyone to be carrying an offensive weapon.• Joshua Morris stood in line waiting to be searched for an offensive weapon.• Nothing is more empowering than towering over your boyfriend and your boss in shoes that double as an offensive weapon.• The commuter was prosecuted, found guilty of carrying an offensive weapon, and fined.• Police had considered taking action against David as they said he was carrying an offensive weapon his bendy rubber truncheon.• He appealed to Khrushchev to remove the offensive weapons under United Nations supervision.• Moreover, in the 1930s offensive weapons were openly and legally sold. Military offensive2 noun [countableC] 1 PMATTACKa planned military attack involving large forces over a long period 〔军事〕进攻，攻势 a military offensive 军事进攻 A major offensive was launched on August 22. 8月22日发起了一场大规模的攻势。 2 go on the offensive (also take the offensive)ATTACK to start attacking or criticizing someone before they start attacking or criticizing you 率先攻击，先发制人 Republicans went on the offensive over soaring gasoline prices. 共和党在汽油价格暴涨的问题上采取了先发制人的态度。 The international coalition was ready to take the offensive. 国际联盟准备先发制人。 Examples from the Corpus go on the offensive• Hastily revising his plans for my career, he settled us into our Cape Cod retreat and went on the offensive.• But before Adamowski could get his campaign under way, Daley threw him off balance by going on the offensive.• When the Government hinted darkly about a privacy bill in the wake of the Mellor affair, MacKenzie went on the offensive.• Temperamentally unsuited for compromise, Tatum went on the offensive.• If she could find somewhere dry, she would be able to go on the offensive.• So she did not need to go on the offensive and was not required to fight. 3. charm/diplomatic offensive PLANa planned set of actions intended to influence a lot of people 魅力/外交攻势 Examples from the Corpus charm/diplomatic offensive• But then Sunderland came up with a new offer and Liverpool launched a fresh diplomatic offensive. Examples from the Corpus offensive• Government troops launched an offensive against UNITA positions in the north.• The government offensive in Arakan was only part of a broader offensive launched against rebel forces in late 1991.• The failure of the Guadalajara offensive marked the end of a period of change discernible in Franco's military tactics.• The great military offensive had failed, and it seemed victory was escaping them.• The rebel offensive resumed on Thursday, leaving 12 dead and many injured.• Before the offensive began he had tried in vain to impress this upon his superiors.• In the view of many analysts here, they did not have to create the impression that they are on the offensive. offensive ... launched• An offensive must be launched, she thought feverishly.• The government offensive in Arakan was only part of a broader offensive launched against rebel forces in late 1991.• At the same time it launched an ideological offensive launched to justify this approach to solving the crisis. |
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