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offence to
some people. SltM#
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No one will take offence (=
feel
upset or insulted) if you leave early. il it 7 Ic o 0 Don’t
be so quick to take offence. #i[ • T It X H
o 117171 no offence (informal) used to say that you
do not mean to upset or insult sb by sth you say or do TtWlE/lM: No offence, but I’d
really like to be on my own. B2E,
Offend
O-w/a'fend/
verb
1 [often passive] to make sb feel upset
because of sth you say or do that is rude or embarrassing i#lp; H ?E: [VN] They’ll be offended if you don’t go to their wedding, ift^r 7#iJPfMl&i)i(iiL, 0 Neil did not mean
to offend anybody with his joke
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<JE it 0 o [V] A TV interviewer must be careful not to offend. /]>3'l #IA„ 2 [VN] to seem
unpleasant to sb ^ A 7 ill : The smell from the farm offended
some people. 7c ^ ifc £ ^ ^ St it—IS
A13] 7 7 JM0
o an ugly
building that offends the eye
3 [V] {formal) to commit a crime or
crimes 3E ; 3E?&: He started offending at the age of
16. it 16 ^ Ifc ft tin 3E o 4 [V] ~ (against sb/sth) (formal) to be against what
people believe is morally right i£ # ( A 1#); S ( # S ) ; 7: comments that offend
against people’s religious beliefs
►
of fend ed adj.:
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offender /a'fenda(r)/
noun 1 a person who commits a
crime 3E
H fh tftiATh ¥ IE: a persistent/serious/ violent,
etc. offender (f^E,
3t<E, 0 a young
offender institution # —see also first
offender, sex offender 2 a person or thing that
does sth wrong IF ••• A ( ) : When it comes to
pollution, the chemical industry is a major offender. i$3\
itxrikjt-A^Wo
of fend ing /a'fendir)/ adj. [only before noun] 1 causing you to feel
annoyed or upset; causing problems IA A 7 :£ The offending paragraph
was deleted. ATiMMiSB^»J0
The
traffic jam soon cleared once the offending vehicle had been removed. ^ £il
iiTo 2 guilty of a crime W ¥ W ; i§ : The offending driver received a
large fine.
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offense o-w noun (NAmE)
1
/a'fens/ [C, U] = offence: to commit an offense <[Ei£ 0 The new law makes it a criminal offense to
drink alcohol in public places. ft
fflj ip: |E PI o 0 a minor/serious offense $£ / Jr IP 0 She pleaded guilty to five traffic offenses. M ^ iA
^ S 11S.
2 /'Dfens; NAmE 'o:f-;
'a:f-/ [sing.+sing./pl.
v., U] (BrE at tack [sing.]) (sport i£) the members of a team
whose main aim is to score points against the other team; a method of attack ( ) HU#,
IttJfcATlA; The Redskins’ offense is stronger than
their defense. tp W> A IA (ft Itt ® X ’Ki 70 He played offense for the Chicago Bulls. ft£^jjniF£TPAtTBU#o —
compare defence(7) of-fen-sive 0-w /a'fensiv/ adj., noun nadj. 1 ~ (to sb) rude in a way that
causes you to feel upset, insulted or annoyed !<fE#J; i#PPA$J; offensive remarks W ?E W m i& 0 His comments were deeply offensive
to a large number of single mothers, ftb, i&rilM&'T 0 The programme
contains language which some viewers may find offensive.
offensive weapon. — com
pare defensive(I) 4 (NAmE, sport #) connected with the
team that has control of the ball; connected with the act of scoring points A Eft; jift Jfc iS (ft ;
Eft:
offensive
play
tT — compare
defensive(3) ► of fen sive-ly adv. offensive-ness noun [U]
■
noun 1 a military operation in which
large numbers of
soldiers, etc. attack another
country lie®; ft<fE
H771 strike: an air offensive §§ 0
They launched
the offensive on January 10. iMlT 1 Ai 10 RAjfaJjft J$C 0 2 a
series of actions aimed at achieving sth in a way that attracts a lot of
attention ( 31 A&jfeEft ) ffzb; }£$) ; BCd
campaign: The government
has launched a new offensive against crime. JlA
ff WfT®lEllA^c o a sales offensive %gJklfr o The public seems
unconvinced by their latest charm offensive (= their attempt to make
people like them).
.
imbeon
the offensive to be attacking sb/sth
rather than waiting for them to attack you ±zjf|tilth
go
on (to) the offensive | take the offensive to start attacking
sb/sth before they start attacking you % %.
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offer 0-w /'Dfa(r); NAmE ‘o:f-; 'a:f-/ verb, noun
m verb 1 - sth (to sb) (for sth) | ~ sb sth to say that you are
willing to do sth for sb or give sth to sb ± zbj&lb; lIJnf : [VN] He offered $4 000 for the car. ft
ft} iff 4 000 O Josie had offered her services as a
guide, ff M if fk^
ffi M ^ fn] ^ o 0 He offered some useful advice, itfe tl fh 7 — ® ^
W & iX „ o [VN, VNN] They
decided to offer the job to Jo.
0 They decided to offer Jo the job. ftkil
1 (A S ih M1A # I ff0 o [VNN] I gratefully took the cup of coffee she
offered
him 500 dollars to do the work. SifjJlit] 500 jcMi\ S;#Xfho
O [V to
inf]
The kids
offered to do the dishes. & r in £ Eh m ^ m & # ;
o [V speech]
‘I’ll do it,’
she offered. ” ifeHi$£it0 2 [VN] to make
sth available or to provide
the opportunity for sth ) ; f&j£Z: The hotel offers excellent
facilities for families. Mo
0
The
job didn’t offer any prospects for promotion, if ■Wii M
ft If W # M0 o He did not offer
any explanation for his behaviour, fife & # M i B 61 ^ il MB
# 0 3 [VN] ~ sth/sb (up) (to sb) (formal) to give sth to
God ) : VVe offered up our prayers
for the men’s safe return. ^ ill
Ih± ^life M
o have sth to offer to have sth available
that
sb wants tbiit rr?c5fc:
visitors in the way of entertainment.
0 a young man with a great deal to
offer (=
who is intelligent, has many skills, etc.) zi;(ft¥$5A offer your 'hand (formal) to hold out your hand
for sb to shake #{i}^ ( I^W^ISllAiS^ )
■
noun 1 ~ (of sth/to do sth) an act of saying that you are
willing to do sth for sb or give sth to sb A z$ £t iA 3t
: Thank you for your kind offer of
help,
itf iff ^^ W >l> W§j]a 0 I accepted her offer to pay. !?#$;,
ic H M To 0 to accept/refuse/decline an
offer / ilf
0 I
took him up on his offer of a loan.
£n fie, fi S *jt T o 0 You can’t just turn down offers of
work like that.
n^c 0 an offer of marriage 2 ~ (for sth) an amount of money that
sb is willing to pay for sth Hi iff; it iff: I’ve had an offer of $2 500 for the car. W A ft ffc Hi iff 2 500 % ^ H X o 0 They’ve decided to accept our original
offer.
—
see also o.n.o. 3 a reduction in the normal price of
sth, usually for a short
period of time ( )
Miff,
f'Jiff; &B5iff; #iff: This special offer is valid until the end of the month. i&^Hfiffitlii!
/^HU 0
See
next week’s issue for details of more free offers, if JE
o They have an offer
on beer at the moment. f& iH @ T IE
f£
It ffr MM 0
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on 'offer 1 that can be bought,
used, etc. iHi£
;
ET : The following is a list of courses
currently on offer. if#„ 0
Prizes
worth more than £20 000 are on offer, it 14#^ no