offsets

英 [ˈɒfsets]

美 [ˈɔːfsets]

v.  抵消; 弥补; 补偿
offset的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

The form offset is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle of the verb. offset的过去式和过去分词与原形相同。


• VERB 抵消；补偿
  If one thingis offsetby another, the effect of the first thing is reduced by the second, so that any advantage or disadvantage is cancelled out.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• So what are the offsets?
  那么相应的抵消手段是什么呢？
• You can do this defining different offsets and lengths when you create your map view.
  我们可以定义不同的偏移量和长度来创建自己的映射视图。
• One explanation could be that the private capital outflow from Asia offsets the current account surplus.
  一种解释便是，亚洲私人资本流出抵消了经常帐户盈余。
• A component that offsets an error or other undesired effect.
  一种用于弥补（或抵销）某种差错或其它不希望出现的效应的元（器）件。
• The leverage provided by more-powerful languages offsets the scariness of their advanced features.
  功能强大的语言的影响优势抵消了对其先进功能的恐惧。
• Tolerances, offsets, and delays in the driver introduce an error that remains relatively fixed.
  驱动中的容差、偏移和延迟导致了一个相对固定的误差。
• Logical records: The columns in a table are accessed through column names, not record offsets.
  逻辑记录：表中的列是通过列名而非记录偏移量来访问的。
• But what are to be the offsets?
  但要拿什么来抵消呢？
• Brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that offsets another.
  通过抵消重量或者力量的方法使得均衡。
• Insurance merely offsets risks that are already present; it does not prevent them.
  保险仅仅对已经发生的风险进行补偿，但并不能预防风险。