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offset v.补偿，抵消 offset (n.) 1550s, "act of setting off" (on a journey, etc.), from off + set (adj.). Meaning "something 'set off' against something else, a counterbalance" is from 1769; the verb in this sense is from 1792. As a type of printing, in which the inked impression is first made on a rubber roller then transferred to paper, it is recorded from 1906. 【记】off set

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['ɔ:fset] 【英】 v. 补偿，抵消 ( make up for)【例】 He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials. 无

单词	offset
音标	['ɔ:fset]
解释	v.补偿，抵消
红宝书	【英】 v. 补偿，抵消 ( make up for) 【例】 He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.
字源	offset (n.) 1550s, "act of setting off" (on a journey, etc.), from off + set (adj.). Meaning "something 'set off' against something else, a counterbalance" is from 1769; the verb in this sense is from 1792. As a type of printing, in which the inked impression is first made on a rubber roller then transferred to paper, it is recorded from 1906.
不择手段背单词	无
趣味全助记	【记】off set

Offset Set ɔ:Fset V.补偿，抵消 英 V 补偿，抵消 Make

Offset Set ɔ:Fset V.补偿，抵消英 V 补偿，抵消 Make