offsetting

英 [ˈɒfsetɪŋ]

美 [ˈɔːfsetɪŋ]

v.  抵消; 弥补; 补偿
offset的现在分词

现在分词：offsetting　

BNC.35627 / COCA.28325

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

• Yet this simple arithmetic ignores an offsetting effect: diminishing marginal returns.
  然而，这种简单的算法忽略了一种抵消效应：边际收益递减。
• Nevertheless, there is some concern that growing inflationary expectations might result in rising long-term interest rates, offsetting the benefits of the stimulus.
  不过，有些人担心，不断增长的通胀预期可能导致长期利率的上升，这样就抵消了刺激方案带来的正面效应。
• At first blush, this may sound a bit harsh, over-emphasizing the negative without some offsetting silver lining.
  乍一看，这可能听起来有点苛刻，在缺少对一线希望的偏移的情况下过分强调负面。
• Offsetting the extremely high tuition are many opportunities for scholarships.
  不过领取奖学金的机会很多，这可以对极高的学费作些补偿。
• Unilateral transfers are transactions that are only one-sided since there is no offsetting payment.
  由于没有冲销的支付款项，因而单向转移是指单边的交易。
• Mutually offsetting entries in accounts, two entries which cancel each other out.
  互相冲消的帐项帐目中两个互相抵消的帐项。
• But offsetting this is the strength in large developing nations.
  但发展中大国的强势能够抵消这方面的影响。
• Such adjustments imply offsetting appreciation in core countries.
  这样的调整意味着，核心国家的汇率上升将被抵消。
• In response, opponents argued that it would be foolish to slash the structural deficit if this led to a deeper recession and so to an offsetting rise in the cyclical deficit.
  作为回应，反对者辩称，如果大幅削减结构性赤字进一步加剧了衰退，进而导致了周期性赤字的抵消性膨胀，那将是愚蠢的。
• Offsetting current-account-surplus countries now include several developing countries such as China and oil exporters.
  而与之相对的经常项目盈余国家如今包括几个发展中国家，例如中国和石油出口国。