['ɒfset]['ɔːfset]
  • vt. 抵消;弥补;用平版印刷
  • vi. 形成分支
  • n. 补偿;平版印刷;支派;弯管;[计]偏移量
  • 记忆方法

    词源词根法
    off离开+set安置off,离开,set,建立,开始。其原义为出发,后用于指抵消,补偿。
      verb(动词)
      1. 补偿;抵消;弥补
      2. 支付具有减排作用的东西,以弥补之前的排放所造成的损害

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. 补偿;抵消;弥补

      The extra cost of travelling to work is offset by the lower price of houses here.

      这里低廉的房价抵消了因上班路途远而产生的额外费用。

      He keeps his petrol receipts because petrol is one of the expenses that he can offset against tax (= can show to the government as being a business cost, and so not pay tax).

      他保留着他的汽油费收据,因为汽油费是可以抵扣税款的一项开支。

    2. 支付具有减排作用的东西,以弥补之前的排放所造成的损害

      We offset all our long-haul flights.

      我们补偿了之前长途运输机的排放所带来的损害。

    小知识

    When you offset something—say, the price of gas—you find a way to make up for it. My new car's ability to get fifty miles per gallon offset the rise in the price of gas. Offset functions as both a noun and a verb.

    Okay, let's talk turkey. The Duke's lack of height was offset by his enormous wig. Even without shoes, he towered above most people, because his wig alone was five feet tall. The cost of the wig—close to $10,000—was easily offset by its quality: it was worth every cent. The inconvenience of the blizzard was offset by the joy of not having to go to school or work—or even get out of bed. The joy was what you might call an offset.

    实用短语

    1. color offset

      色彩偏移,颜色偏移,色偏

    2. frequency offset

      频率偏移,频率偏移量

    3. dc offset

      直流偏移,直流偏置,直流偏差,直流失调

    4. offset land

      偏置连接盘,偏置毗连盘,偏置衔接盘

    5. offset bend

      偏置弯管,迂回管弯头,迂回管,平移弯管

    6. days offset

      偏置天数

    7. zero offset

    8. offset press

      胶版印刷,

    9. offset current

      失调电流,平衡电流

    常用短语

    1. offset printing

      胶印,平版印刷;胶版印刷;平板印刷

    2. frequency offset

      频率偏移;频率偏置

    3. offset press

      胶印机

    4. offset paper

      胶版纸;胶版印刷纸;平版机上浆纸

    5. offset print

      胶版印刷

    6. offset voltage

      偏移电压;[光电]补偿电压

    7. offset printing ink

      胶版油墨

    8. web offset

      [印]卷筒纸胶印

    9. offset surface

      偏移曲面(设计软件3D MAX中的一个选项)

    10. zero offset

      零点偏移;零点误差

    11. offset distance

      偏距

    12. offset current

      补偿电流;失调电流

    13. offset curve

      偏移曲线;曲线移动

    14. offset plate

      胶印版

    15. tool offset

      刀具位置偏位

    16. offset machine

      橡皮印刷机;胶版印刷机

    单词用法

    词组短语
    offset printing胶印,平版印刷;胶版印刷;平板印刷;frequency offset频率偏移;频率偏置
    词语辨析
    offset,balance,compensate,counterbalance,counterpoise,countervail。
    这组词都可以表示“赔偿,弥补”。它们的区别是compensate表示“赔偿”,意思最广泛,可以指补偿损失、酬报劳役、弥补缺陷等;countervail表示“补偿”,强调在能力或效率方面可以抵消已造成的影响、伤害或损失。balance表示“弥补”,指相互调节,以达到在数量、质量、大小、重要性或效率等方面的平衡或均衡;offset表示“弥补”,强调在善与恶、得与失、赢与亏等方面的均衡;counterbalance表示“弥补”“抵消”,多指弥补不足之处;counterpoise表示“抵消”“均衡”,指提供相同的重量或相等的价值等。

    同义词

    vt.中和;使平衡

    counteract  /  neutralize  /  cushion  /  soften  /  compensate  /  balance

    其他释义

    negative  /  neutralize  /  compensation  /  balance  /  compensate  /  soften  /  counteract  /  cushion