offset 补偿，抵销

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offset

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off∙set¹ / ˈɔf sɛt ; ˈɔfset /
◙verb (past tense and past participle offset) , present participle offsetting [T]
1. if the cost or amount of something offsets another cost or amount, the two things have an opposite effect so that the situation remains the same
• 补偿，抵销:
»Cuts in prices for milk, butter, and cheese will be offset by direct payments to farmers.
  通过直接付款给农场主来弥补牛奶、黄油和奶酪降价造成的损失。
»offset sth against sth
»He was able to offset his travel expenses against tax.
  他可以用旅费来获得税项减免。
2. to make something look better by being close to it and different
• 衬托出:
»His blonde hair offset a deep tan.
  满头的金发衬托出他一身黝黑的皮肤。

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off∙set² / ˈɔfsɛt ; ˈɔfset /
◙adj
1. relating to a method of printing in which ink is put onto ROLLERS and the paper then passes between the rollers
• 胶印的，平版印刷的
♦offset noun [U]

offset
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
(plural offsets)
Etymology: off (III) + set, n. (after set off, v.)
1.
a. archaic : outset, start
b. : cessation — opposed to onset
  < rapid regular beating of the heart … characterized by sudden onset and sudden offset — H.J.Stewart >
2.
a.
  (1) : a short prostrate lateral shoot arising from the base of the parent plant (as a houseleek)
  (2) : a small bulb arising from the base of a mother bulb
b. : a lateral or collateral branch of a family or race : offshoot
c. : a spur from a range of hills or mountains
d. : a short drift or crosscut driven from a main level or gangway of a mine
3.
a. : a horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, pier, or buttress formed by a diminution of its thickness above
b. : a level terrace on a bank or hillside
c. : horizontal displacement in faulting of strata from previous alignment : strike slip
d. : an abrupt change in the dimension or profile of an object (as a bowl) or the part set off by such change
4. : something that sets off to advantage or embellishes something else : foil
5.
a. : an abrupt bend in an object (as a pipe or rod) by which one part is turned aside out of line but nearly parallel with the rest; also : the part thus bent aside
b. : a short distance measured usually at right angles from a line (as to a boundary in computing the area of an irregular-shaped piece of land or to a continuation of a line parallel to itself at some distance away to avoid an obstruction)
c. : the distance of any point in a ship's structure from one of the three reference planes measured normal to that plane
6. : something that serves to counterbalance or to compensate for something else
< the offset of a century of industry was the universal ugliness — Sacheverell Sitwell >
specifically : either of two equivalent items on the two sides of an account
< these agencies … borrow money in order to relend it, and have offsets consisting of debts owed them — New Republic >
7. : offset well
8. [from past participle of offset (II) ]
a. : unintentional transfer of ink (as from the surface of a freshly printed sheet to the back of the sheet placed on top of it); also : the ink or image so transferred — called also setoff
b. or offset lithography : a printing process in which an inked impression (usually from a dampened planographic surface) is first made on a rubber-blanketed cylinder and then transferred to the paper being printed — compare dry offset, lithography, photo-offset, planography
9. : a rip current running out from or along a beach : sea puss
10. : difference in value or direction : deviation, discrepancy
< modern man cannot divest himself of his desire to act in the old way … the result is an offset between his desires and his possibilities — W.P.Webb >
II. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ verb
Etymology: off (I) + set, v.
transitive verb
1.
a. : to place over against : balance
  < offset items of deposit and withdrawal >
b. : counterbalance, compensate
  < had speed enough to offset his opponents' greater weight >
2. : to form an offset in (as a wall, rod, pipe)
3. geology : to move horizontally to one side out of alignment by faulting
4. : to transfer (an inked impression) from one surface to another by contact
intransitive verb
: to receive an unintentionally transferred impression : set off
< interleaving to prevent offsetting >
III. adjective
Etymology: from past participle of offset (II)
1. : placed or moved out of line or out of the center
< fishing rod with offset handle >
< offset wheels >
2. : neither parallel nor intersecting — used especially of the axes of gears or pulleys
3. : printed by the offset method
< an offset postage stamp >

offset同义词

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NOUN:Something to make up for loss or damage: amends, compensation, indemnification, indemnity, quittance, recompense, redress, reimbursement, remuneration, reparation, repayment, requital, restitution, satisfaction, setoff. See SUBSTITUTE.

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VERB:1. To act as an equalizing weight or force to: balance, compensate, counteract, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, make up, set off. See ORDER.
2. To make up for: balance, compensate, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, neutralize, outweigh, redeem, set off. See SUBSTITUTE.



offset西班牙语
offset
[off·set || 'ɔfset /'ɒf-]
n. offset, desbalance
v. deslucir; compensar, contrarrestar, retranquear


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