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/。
- N-COUNT 违法行为;罪行
An offence is a crime that breaks a particular law and requires a particular punishment.
- 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。 - 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。
- N-VAR 冒犯;得罪
Offence or an offence is behaviour which causes people to be upset or embarrassed.
- The book might be published without creating offense...
出版这本书可能不会引起人们的反感。 - 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。
- 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.
- 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。
- 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.
- 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。 - 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。
- 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.
- Dad, you need a bath. No offence.
爸爸,别见怪,不过你该洗澡了。
- 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.
- She never takes offence at anything...
什么事都不会让她生气。 - 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。