offense
gb/əfˈɛns/ us/əfˈɛns/
B1
อังกฤษ
~ 1700
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
B1
event
1
breaking a law or rule
An action that goes against a law or rule.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to commit an offense
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'offense' with 'offence' — both spellings are correct; 'offense' is US English, 'offence' is UK English.
คำพ้องความหมาย
violation (More formal; often used in legal or official contexts.)
คำตรงข้าม
compliance (Following a law or rule instead of breaking it.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
commit an offense
|serious offense
|minor offense
|criminal offense
|first offense
หัวข้อ
law
|crime
|society
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Speeding is a common traffic offense.
- The company was fined for an environmental offense.
- Shoplifting is considered a serious offense in this country.
- He was arrested for committing an offense against public order.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Stealing is an offense.
- It is an offense to drive too fast.
- He went to jail for an offense.
- Littering is an offense in this city.
คำนาม
B2
state
2
feeling hurt or insulted
A feeling of anger or hurt because someone said or did something rude.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to take offense at [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'take offense' with 'be offended'; both are correct, but 'take offense' is more idiomatic in many contexts.
คำพ้องความหมาย
resentment (A stronger, longer-lasting feeling of anger or bitterness.)
คำตรงข้าม
acceptance (Not feeling upset when faced with a potentially offensive remark.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
take offense
|cause offense
|give offense
|easily offended
หัวข้อ
emotions
|communication
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She took offense at his comment about her accent.
- I hope you won’t take offense if I speak frankly.
- His joke was meant to be funny, not to cause offense.
- They apologized to avoid giving offense to the guests.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I did not mean to give offense.
- He took offense at my words.
- Please do not take offense.
- She felt offense when they laughed.
คำนาม
B1
entity
3
team's attacking side in sports
The players in a game who try to score points against the other team.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse 'offense' in sports with 'offense' meaning a crime; context clarifies the meaning.
คำพ้องความหมาย
attack (Often used in sports to refer to the action of trying to score.)
คำตรงข้าม
defense (The part of the team that tries to stop the other team from scoring.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
play offense
|strong offense
|offense and defense
หัวข้อ
sports
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Our team's offense scored three touchdowns in the first half.
- They need to improve their offense if they want to win the championship.
- The coach focused on building a stronger offense this season.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Our offense scored two goals.
- The team has a good offense.
- He plays on the offense.
- Offense is important in football.
ไวยากรณ์
รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
offense
IPA
GB/əfˈɛns/
US/əfˈɛns/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
of - fense (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fense)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: offense
- Variant Spelling: offence
- Plural: offense, offenses
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
offence
noun B1
offenses
noun
Related words
offensively
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
inoffensive
adjective
Advanced or less common
offensiveness
noun
จุดสำคัญด้านไวยากรณ์
- Spelling Variant: offence Noun
วลีและสำนวน
cause offense
1/kˈɔz əfˈɛns/
fixed phrase
upset someone by rudeness
To make someone feel upset because you said or did something rude or unkind.
ตัวอย่าง
- He didn’t mean to cause offense with his comments.
- The article caused offense among many readers.
no offense
1/nˈoʊ əfˈɛns/
fixed phrase
informal
not meant as an insult
A phrase used before or after saying something that might upset someone, to show you do not mean to be rude.
ตัวอย่าง
- No offense, but I think you’re wrong about that.
- No offense — your cooking has improved a lot since last time.
take offense
1/tˈeɪk əfˈɛns/
fixed phrase
become upset by rudeness
To feel angry or hurt because of something rude or unkind someone says or does.
ตัวอย่าง
- She took offense at his casual remark about her job.
- Don’t take offense — I was only joking.