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

• But what are to be the offsets?
  但要拿什么来抵消呢？
• It is one of the key techniques to correct nonlinearity, scale and offsets in a measurement system.
  失调、量程及非线性的校正，是测量系统中的一项关键技术。
• 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。
• The offsets for replenishment cycles of multiple products were used to reduce warehouse space and the relevant cost.
  通过多产品补货周期的相对偏移节省存贮空间和费用。
• 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。
• 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-fPIC options produces position-independent code, which is enabled for large offsets.
  fPIC选项产生位置无关的代码，这类代码支持大偏移。
• The Clean Development Mechanism and Joint Implementation initiatives have enabled emissions trading and carbon offsets in the developing and developed worlds.
  清洁发展机制和联合执行倡议使得发展中国家和发达国家的排放贸易和碳抵销得以进行。
• Let Firebug be your eyes and it will measure and illustrate all the offsets, margins, borders, padding, and sizes for you.
  萤火虫是让你的眼睛，将测量和说明所有的偏移量，利润率，边界，填充，和大小适合您。
• 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。