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offset vt.抵消;补偿;（为了比较的目的而）把…并列（或并置）;为（管道等）装支管;vi.形成分支，长出分枝;装支管;n.开端;出发;平版印刷;抵消，补偿;adj.分支的;偏（离中）心的;抵消的;开端的; third:offsets~done:offset~pl:offsets~ing:offsetting~past:offset~

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英[ˈɒfset]  美[ˈɔfset] VERB抵消；补偿If one thing is offset by another, the effect of the first thing is reduced by the second, so that any advantage or disadvantage is cancelled out.例：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。例：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。

单词	offset
音标	英[ˈɒfset] 美[ˈɔfset]
解释	vt.抵消;补偿;（为了比较的目的而）把…并列（或并置）;为（管道等）装支管;vi.形成分支，长出分枝;装支管;n.开端;出发;平版印刷;抵消，补偿;adj.分支的;偏（离中）心的;抵消的;开端的;
例句	VERB 抵消；补偿 If one thing is offset by another, the effect of the first thing is reduced by the second, so that any advantage or disadvantage is cancelled out. 例：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。例：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。
变形	third:offsets~done:offset~pl:offsets~ing:offsetting~past:offset~