offence

noun

1. 违法行为；犯罪；罪行
   an illegal act
   1. a criminal/serious/minor/sexual, etc. offence
      刑事罪、重罪、轻罪、性犯罪等
   2. a first offence (= the first time that sb has been found guilty of a crime)
      初犯
   3. a capital offence (= one for which sb may be punished by death)
      死罪
   4. He was not aware that he had committed an offence .
      他没有意识到自己犯罪了。
   5. an offence against society/humanity/the state
      妨害社会 / 人类 / 国家的罪行
   6. New legislation makes it an offence to carry guns.
      新法律规定持枪为犯罪行为。
2. 冒犯；搅扰；侮辱
   the act of upsetting or insulting sb
   1. I'm sure he meant no offence when he said that.
      我相信他那么说并无冒犯的意思。
   2. The photo may cause offence to some people.
      这张照片可能会引起一些人的反感。
   3. No one will take offence (= feel upset or insulted) if you leave early.
      你若早退谁也不会介意的。
   4. Don't be so quick to take offence .
      别一下就生气。

The spelling offense is used in American English. The pronunciation /'ɒfens/ is used for meaning 3. 拼写offense用于美国英语中。义项3读作/'ɒfens/。


1. N-COUNT 违法行为；罪行
   An offence is a crime that breaks a particular law and requires a particular punishment.
   1. Thirteen people have been charged with treason — an offence which can carry the death penalty...
      13人被控犯有叛国罪——一种可处死刑的罪行。
   2. In Britain the Consumer Protection Act makes it a criminal offence to sell goods that are unsafe.
      英国的《消费者保护法》规定销售不安全物品属刑事犯罪行为。
2. N-VAR 冒犯；得罪
   Offence or an offence is behaviour which causes people to be upset or embarrassed.
   1. The book might be published without creating offense...
      出版这本书可能不会引起人们的反感。
   2. Privilege determined by birth is an offence to any modern sense of justice.
      与生俱来的特权是对现代公正意识的亵渎。
3. N-SING （体育运动中的）进攻队，进攻方
   In sports such as American football or basketball, the offense is the team which has possession of the ball and is trying to score.
   1. Between plays the coach was talking to the offense in the huddle.
      中场时，这位教练对围拢一圈的进攻队员进行战术指导。
4. PHRASE 冒犯；得罪；惹恼
   If you cause offence or give offence to someone, you say or do something rude which upsets or embarrasses them.
   1. It says the photograph is likely cause distress and offence to the public...
      上面说这张照片可能引起公众的忧虑和反感。
   2. We have had our differences and I'm sorry if it has caused offence.
      我们有过一些分歧，如有得罪我很抱歉。
5. CONVENTION 别见怪；无冒犯之意
   Some people say 'no offence' to make it clear that they do not want to upset you, although what they are saying may seem rather rude.
   1. Dad, you need a bath. No offence.
      爸爸，别见怪，不过你该洗澡了。
6. PHRASE （常指不必要地）(对…)生气，(因…)见怪
   If someone takes offence at something you say or do, they feel upset, often unnecessarily, because they think you are being rude to them.
   1. She never takes offence at anything...
      什么事都不会让她生气。
   2. Never had she seen him so tense, so quick to take offence as he had been in recent weeks.
      她从未见过他像最近几周这样高度紧张，动不动就生气。

1. Both men were dismissed for a second bookable offence.
   两人由于第二次吃到黄牌而双双被罚下场。
2. Espionage is a capital offence in this country.
   在这个国家，从事间谍活动是死罪。
3. Testing patients without their consent would constitute a professional and legal offence
   未经患者同意而对其进行检查被视为违反职业操守并触犯法律。
4. I didn't mean any offence. It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark
   我并无冒犯之意。那只是随口说出的一句轻率话。
5. This sentence is totally disproportionate to the alleged offence.
   从所犯罪行来看，这一量刑完全不合理。
6. It is an offence to let your dog foul a footpath.
   让狗在人行道上拉屎是违法行为。
7. Their behaviour is an offence. It's no laughing matter.
   他们这么做是犯罪，这可不是开玩笑的。
8. Thirteen people have been charged with treason — an offence which can carry the death penalty
   13人被控犯有叛国罪——一种可处死刑的罪行。
9. In Britain the Consumer Protection Act makes it a criminal offence to sell goods that are unsafe.
   英国的《消费者保护法》规定销售不安全物品属刑事犯罪行为。
10. Privilege determined by birth is an offence to any modern sense of justice.
    与生俱来的特权是对现代公正意识的亵渎。
11. It says the photograph is likely cause distress and offence to the public
    上面说这张照片可能引起公众的忧虑和反感。
12. We have had our differences and I'm sorry if it has caused offence.
    我们有过一些分歧，如有得罪我很抱歉。
13. Dad, you need a bath. No offence.
    爸爸，别见怪，不过你该洗澡了。
14. She never takes offence at anything
    什么事都不会让她生气。
15. Never had she seen him so tense, so quick to take offence as he had been in recent weeks.
    她从未见过他像最近几周这样高度紧张，动不动就生气。
16. They called on the authorities to make slavery a punishable offence.
    他们呼吁当局将蓄奴定为一种应该受到惩罚的罪行。
17. This was a serious breach of trust quite apart from the gravity of any offence
    这不光是情节重大的犯罪行为，还是一种严重的背信行为。
18. Germany still has no insider-dealing offence in its statute books.
    德国的法律条文中仍未设立内幕交易罪。
19. He suggested that tangling fishing gear should be made a criminal offence.
    他提议，缠绕捕鱼器材应该算刑事犯罪。
20. He is serving 11 years for robbery, and did time for a similar offence before that.
    他因犯抢劫罪正在服11年的刑期，此前他也曾因类似罪行蹲过监狱。
21. He was punished for an offence.
    他因犯罪而受罚。
22. Such an offence shall be punished by detention in prison or at hard labour.
    这样的罪行将处以监禁或服苦役。
23. He took offence because I said his spelling was bad.
    我说他拼写很差，他就生气了。
24. They held him culpable for the offence.
    他们认为他有罪应受惩罚。
25. Murder can be a capital offence.
    谋杀可判死罪。
26. The defendant asked for a number of other offence to be taken into account.
    被告要求考虑其他一些罪行。
27. I'm moving out& no offence to you but I just don't like the atmosphere.
    我要搬出去了&请你们不要见怪，我只不过是不喜欢这里的空气而已。
28. It's an offence to harbour the criminals.
    窝藏罪犯是犯罪行为。

n.

no offence

• 无冒犯之意
  used to say that you do not mean to upset or insult sb by sth you say or do
  1. No offence, but I'd really like to be on my own.
     我无意冒犯，但我确实想自己一个人。

noun

1. (criminal law) an act punishable by law
   1. a long record of crimes

   Synonym:    crimeoffensecriminal offensecriminal offencelaw-breaking

2. the action of attacking an enemy

   Synonym:    offenseoffensive

3. a lack of politeness

   Synonym:    discourtesyoffenseoffensive activity

4. a feeling of anger caused by being offended
   1. he took offence at my question

   Synonym:    umbrageoffense

5. the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score

   Synonym:    offense