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; 進攻

詞性變化

實用例句

offensive remarks

冒犯的言論

牛津詞典

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

他的評論嚴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為是犯忌的語言。

牛津詞典

an offensive smell

刺鼻的氣味

牛津詞典

an offensive war

侵略戰(zhàn)爭

牛津詞典

offensive action

進攻行動

牛津詞典

He was charged with carrying an offensive weapon .

他被指控攜帶攻擊性武器。

牛津詞典

offensive play

進攻打法

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)動了進攻。

牛津詞典

The government has launched a new offensive against crime.

政府發(fā)動了新的打擊犯罪攻勢。

牛津詞典

a sales offensive

銷售攻勢

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。

牛津詞典

Some friends of his found the play horribly offensive.

他的一些朋友覺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...

它對叛軍的最新一輪軍事進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.

這支武裝部隊已發(fā)動進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.

共和黨人承認他們別無選擇,只有對獲提名的民主黨人展開全面攻擊。

...a diplomatic offensive.

外交攻勢

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

該隊前所未有的慘敗再次證明斯坦福隊是國內(nèi)最具爆發(fā)力的進攻型隊伍之一。

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

西非部隊對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)該社群未來的討論中采取攻勢。

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"進攻,侵略"之意。

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

同義詞

反義詞

adj.無禮的;攻擊的

defensiveinoffensive

最新英語單詞

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