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offset

/noun, adjective awf-set, of-; verb awf-set, of-/US // noun, adjective ˈɔfˌsɛt, ˈɒf-; verb ˌɔfˈsɛt, ˌɒf- //

补偿,偏差,弥补,补偿费

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n.名词 noun
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    • : something that counterbalances, counteracts, or compensates for something else; compensating equivalent.
    • : the start, beginning, or outset.
    • : a short lateral shoot by which certain plants are propagated.
    • : an offshoot or branch of a specific population or family.
    • : any offshoot; branch.
    • : Also called offset printing, offset lithography. Lithography. a process in which a lithographic stone or metal or paper plate is used to make an inked impression on a rubber blanket that transfers it to the paper being printed, instead of being made directly on the paper.the impression itself.
    • : Also called setoff. Printing. an unintentional transfer of excess or undried ink from one printed sheet to another.
    • : Geology. the magnitude of displacement between two previously aligned bodies.a spur of a mountain range.
    • : Machinery. a jog or short displacement in an otherwise straight and continuous line, as in a pipe, lever, or rod, made to avoid objects or to connect with other parts.
    • : Architecture. setoff.
    • : Surveying. a short distance measured perpendicularly from a main survey line.Also called offset line .a line a short distance from and parallel to a main survey line.
    • : Naval Architecture. any of the coordinates by which any point on a hull being planned is located.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, noting, or pertaining to an offset.
    • : Lithography. pertaining to, printed by, or suitable for printing by offset.
    • : placed away from a center line; off-center.
    • : placed at an angle to something, as to the axis of a form, shape, or object; not parallel.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    off·set, off·set·ting.

    • : to counterbalance as an equivalent does; compensate for: The gains offset the losses.
    • : to juxtapose with something else, as for purposes of comparison: to offset advantages against disadvantages.
    • : Printing. to make an offset of.to print by the process of offset lithography.
    • : Architecture. to build with a setoff, as a wall.
    • : Surveying. to establish parallel to a main survey line at an offset.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    off·set, off·set·ting.

    • : to project as an offset or branch.
    • : to counterbalance or compensate.
    • : Printing. to make an offset.

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Examples

  • The shopping spree by the rich will not offset the spending cuts by the rest of the population.

  • Over the years, developers in San Diego have been required to fork over money to offset the impact of their development.

  • Early hot spots like New York City have cooled off, but that decrease in new cases is offset by a surge in states like Texas, Arizona, California and Florida.

  • Urchin, Dungeness crab and clam biomass fell when otters were present, but these losses were offset by gains in fish and other invertebrates that rely on kelp.

  • So I’ve always believed that the euro is problematic, because you’re creating a currency, but without a single banking system, without a fiscal union, without offsets to deal with it.

  • Fortunately, Pomplamoose made some money to offset some of these expenses.

  • He plants a tree in Central America for every bottle of Tru spirits he sells to offset the carbon produced in manufacturing.

  • The wealthy want to be seen as even more parsimonious, to offset the incriminating millions in their bank accounts.

  • And the potential growth in those businesses could easily offset the loss of revenues from selling tobacco.

  • It provides $63 billion in sequester relief, which is partially offset by a $23 billion mix of spending cuts and “fees.”

  • The Constitution requires that reapportionment or redistricting take place every ten years to offset population changes.

  • Russia thought by joining hands with France she would offset the power of Germany and Austria.

  • To offset this, I paid Mike $600 a year, and employed his son Joe at $1.75 a day, for twenty weeks.

  • The two effects would consequently offset each other under such conditions.

  • We find a strong offset to the horror of Aztec cruelty in the very Bible, which we regard as the mainstay of our religious world.

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