offensive

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基本釋義

adj.
冒犯的; 令人不適的; 攻擊(性)的
n.
侵犯; 進(jìn)攻

詞性變化

實(shí)用例句

offensive remarks

冒犯的言論

牛津詞典

His comments were deeply offensive to a large number of single mothers.

他的評(píng)論嚴(yán)重觸怒了眾多的單身母親。

牛津詞典

The programme contains language which some viewers may find offensive.

節(jié)目里使用了某些觀眾可能認(rèn)為是犯忌的語(yǔ)言。

牛津詞典

an offensive smell

刺鼻的氣味

牛津詞典

an offensive war

侵略戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)

牛津詞典

offensive action

進(jìn)攻行動(dòng)

牛津詞典

He was charged with carrying an offensive weapon .

他被指控?cái)y帶攻擊性武器。

牛津詞典

offensive play

進(jìn)攻打法

牛津詞典

an air offensive

空中攻擊

牛津詞典

They launched the offensive on January 10.

他們于1月10日發(fā)動(dòng)了進(jìn)攻。

牛津詞典

The government has launched a new offensive against crime.

政府發(fā)動(dòng)了新的打擊犯罪攻勢(shì)。

牛津詞典

a sales offensive

銷售攻勢(shì)

牛津詞典

The public seems unconvinced by their latest charm offensive (= their attempt to make people like them) .

公眾似乎并不相信他們最近所表演的一連串笑臉攻勢(shì)。

牛津詞典

Some friends of his found the play horribly offensive.

他的一些朋友覺(jué)得該劇非常讓人反感。

...offensive remarks which called into question the integrity of my firm.

令我公司的誠(chéng)信遭受質(zhì)疑的冒犯性言論

Its latest military offensive against rebel forces is aimed at reopening important trade routes...

它對(duì)叛軍的最新一輪軍事進(jìn)攻旨在重新打開重要的貿(mào)易通道。

The armed forces have launched offensives to recapture lost ground.

這支武裝部隊(duì)已發(fā)動(dòng)進(jìn)攻要奪回失去的陣地。

Republicans acknowledged that they had little choice but to mount an all-out offensive on the Democratic nominee.

共和黨人承認(rèn)他們別無(wú)選擇,只有對(duì)獲提名的民主黨人展開全面攻擊。

...a diplomatic offensive.

外交攻勢(shì)

The worst-ever defeat of this team proved once again that Stanford can be one of the most explosive offensive teams in the country.

該隊(duì)前所未有的慘敗再次證明斯坦福隊(duì)是國(guó)內(nèi)最具爆發(fā)力的進(jìn)攻型隊(duì)伍之一。

The West African forces went on the offensive in response to attacks on them...

西非部隊(duì)對(duì)襲擊者展開全力還擊。

The Foreign Secretary has decided to take the offensive in the discussion on the future of the community.

外交大臣決定在有關(guān)該社群未來(lái)的討論中采取攻勢(shì)。

Tattoos are very fashionable among teenagers lately.

最近紋身在青少年中很流行.

期刊摘選

He took up offensive words.

他發(fā)出攻擊性的言論.

《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

真題例句

How should you deal with the problem caused by an offensive email?

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英英釋義

Noun
  • 1. the action of attacking an enemy

Adjective
  • 1. violating or tending to violate or offend against;

    "violative of the principles of liberty"

    "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity"

  • 2. for the purpose of attack rather than defense;

    "offensive weapons"

  • 3. causing anger or annoyance;

    "offensive remarks"

  • 4. morally offensive;

    "an unsavory reputation"

    "an unsavory scandal"

  • 5. unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses;

    "offensive odors"

  • 6. of an offensive substitute for inoffensive terminology;

    "`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'"

  • 7. causing or able to cause nausea;

    "a nauseating smell"

    "nauseous offal"

    "a sickening stench"

同義詞辨析

aggression, invasion, assault, attack, offensive

這些名詞均有"進(jìn)攻,侵略"之意。

  • aggression:詞義寬泛,既可指武裝入侵別國(guó)領(lǐng)土,又可指文化、經(jīng)濟(jì)等方面的侵略。側(cè)重?cái)骋庑袆?dòng)和征服的企圖。
  • invasion:多指具體的侵入或侵犯別國(guó)領(lǐng)土,也可用于指抽象事件。
  • assault:主要指突然而猛烈的進(jìn)攻。
  • attack:普通用詞,含義廣,指事先不發(fā)警告,主動(dòng)地向?qū)Ψ桨l(fā)起武力進(jìn)攻或?qū)ρ哉摰冗M(jìn)行抨擊。
  • offensive:多指進(jìn)攻的態(tài)勢(shì),常指大規(guī)模的協(xié)同軍事行動(dòng)。

同義詞

反義詞

adj.無(wú)禮的;攻擊的

defensiveinoffensive

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