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 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。
• 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。
• Characters of all kinds of materials more or less affect the printing quality in offset.
  胶印中使用的各种材料，它们的性质或多或少都会影响到印刷质量。
• The self-calibration scheme can also be extended to null system offset and gain errors in the input channel.
  自动校准方案也可以被扩展用来校准系统零点偏置和输入通道中的增益误差。
• Demand has been partly offset by government stimulus measures.
  政府刺激措施弥补了部分需求。
• 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。
• The lower estimate for consumption was offset by stronger business investment in buildings and inventories.
  企业对建筑物和存货的投资两项得到上修，抵消了消费的下修。
• 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]。
• Having analyzed the feasibility of MIMO-QAM system, this paper proposes an algorithm for estimating carrier frequency offset.
  本文在分析MIMO-QAM系统可行性的基础上，提出了一种频偏估计算法，并进行了仿真。