用法模式:
to commit an offense
Speeding is a common traffic offense.
A gyorshajtás gyakori közlekedési szabálysértés.
The company was fined for an environmental offense.
A vállalatot környezetvédelmi jogsértés miatt megbírságolták.
Shoplifting is considered a serious offense in this country.
He was arrested for committing an offense against public order.
学习者例句
Stealing is an offense.
A lopás bűncselekmény.
It is an offense to drive too fast.
A gyorshajtás szabálysértés.
He went to jail for an offense.
Littering is an offense in this city.
常见错误:
Learners sometimes confuse 'offense' with 'offence' — both spellings are correct; 'offense' is US English, 'offence' is UK English.
含义
breaking a law or rule
搭配
commit an offense
|serious offense
|minor offense
|criminal offense
|first offense
近义词
violation (More formal; often used in legal or official contexts.)
反义词
compliance (Following a law or rule instead of breaking it.)
主题
law
|crime
|society
|core_vocabulary
释义
An action that goes against a law or rule.
An act that breaks a law, rule, or code of conduct.
用法模式:
to take offense at [something]
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.
学习者例句
I did not mean to give offense.
He took offense at my words.
Please do not take offense.
She felt offense when they laughed.
常见错误:
Learners sometimes confuse 'take offense' with 'be offended'; both are correct, but 'take offense' is more idiomatic in many contexts.
含义
feeling hurt or insulted
搭配
take offense
|cause offense
|give offense
|easily offended
近义词
resentment (A stronger, longer-lasting feeling of anger or bitterness.)
反义词
acceptance (Not feeling upset when faced with a potentially offensive remark.)
主题
emotions
|communication
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
释义
A feeling of anger or hurt because someone said or did something rude.
The feeling of being upset, hurt, or annoyed by something perceived as rude or disrespectful.
Our team's offense scored three touchdowns in the first half.
A csapatunk támadóegysége három touchdownt szerzett az első félidőben.
They need to improve their offense if they want to win the championship.
Javítaniuk kell a támadósoruk teljesítményén, ha meg akarják nyerni a bajnokságot.
The coach focused on building a stronger offense this season.
学习者例句
Our offense scored two goals.
A támadósorunk két gólt szerzett.
The team has a good offense.
Jó a csapat támadósora.
Offense is important in football.
常见错误:
Learners may confuse 'offense' in sports with 'offense' meaning a crime; context clarifies the meaning.
含义
team's attacking side in sports
搭配
play offense
|strong offense
|offense and defense
近义词
attack (Often used in sports to refer to the action of trying to score.)
反义词
defense (The part of the team that tries to stop the other team from scoring.)
主题
sports
|core_vocabulary
释义
The players in a game who try to score points against the other team.
The part of a sports team whose role is to try to score points or goals against the opponent.