offence
英 [əˈfens]
美 [əˈfens]
n.  违法行为; 犯罪; 罪行; 冒犯; 搅扰; 侮辱
复数:offences
Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1550 / COCA.22003
习惯用语
n.
- no offence
- 无冒犯之意
 used to say that you do not mean to upset or insult sb by sth you say or do
- No offence, but I'd really like to be on my own.
 我无意冒犯,但我确实想自己一个人。
牛津词典
noun
- 违法行为;犯罪;罪行
 an illegal act- a criminal/serious/minor/sexual, etc. offence
 刑事罪、重罪、轻罪、性犯罪等
- a first offence (= the first time that sb has been found guilty of a crime)
 初犯
- a capital offence (= one for which sb may be punished by death)
 死罪
- He was not aware that he had committed an offence .
 他没有意识到自己犯罪了。
- an offence against society/humanity/the state
 妨害社会 / 人类 / 国家的罪行
- New legislation makes it an offence to carry guns.
 新法律规定持枪为犯罪行为。
 
- a criminal/serious/minor/sexual, etc. offence
- 冒犯;搅扰;侮辱
 the act of upsetting or insulting sb- I'm sure he meant no offence when he said that.
 我相信他那么说并无冒犯的意思。
- The photo may cause offence to some people.
 这张照片可能会引起一些人的反感。
- No one will take offence (= feel upset or insulted) if you leave early.
 你若早退谁也不会介意的。
- Don't be so quick to take offence .
 别一下就生气。
 
- I'm sure he meant no offence when he said that.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 违法行为;罪行
 Anoffenceis a crime that breaks a particular law and requires a particular punishment.- Thirteen people have been charged with treason — an offence which can carry the death penalty...
 13人被控犯有叛国罪——一种可处死刑的罪行。
- In Britain the Consumer Protection Act makes it a criminal offence to sell goods that are unsafe.
 英国的《消费者保护法》规定销售不安全物品属刑事犯罪行为。
 
- Thirteen people have been charged with treason — an offence which can carry the death penalty...
- N-VAR 冒犯;得罪
 Offenceor anoffenceis behaviour which causes people to be upset or embarrassed.- The book might be published without creating offense...
 出版这本书可能不会引起人们的反感。
- Privilege determined by birth is an offence to any modern sense of justice.
 与生俱来的特权是对现代公正意识的亵渎。
 
- The book might be published without creating offense...
- N-SING (体育运动中的)进攻队,进攻方
 In sports such as American football or basketball,the offenseis the team which has possession of the ball and is trying to score.- Between plays the coach was talking to the offense in the huddle.
 中场时,这位教练对围拢一圈的进攻队员进行战术指导。
 
- Between plays the coach was talking to the offense in the huddle.
- PHRASE 冒犯;得罪;惹恼
 If youcause offenceorgive offenceto someone, you say or do something rude which upsets or embarrasses them.- It says the photograph is likely cause distress and offence to the public...
 上面说这张照片可能引起公众的忧虑和反感。
- We have had our differences and I'm sorry if it has caused offence.
 我们有过一些分歧,如有得罪我很抱歉。
 
- It says the photograph is likely cause distress and offence to the public...
- CONVENTION 别见怪;无冒犯之意
 Some people say 'no offence' to make it clear that they do not want to upset you, although what they are saying may seem rather rude.- Dad, you need a bath. No offence.
 爸爸,别见怪,不过你该洗澡了。
 
- Dad, you need a bath. No offence.
- PHRASE (常指不必要地)(对…)生气,(因…)见怪
 If someonetakes offence atsomething you say or do, they feel upset, often unnecessarily, because they think you are being rude to them.- She never takes offence at anything...
 什么事都不会让她生气。
- Never had she seen him so tense, so quick to take offence as he had been in recent weeks.
 她从未见过他像最近几周这样高度紧张,动不动就生气。
 
- She never takes offence at anything...
The spelling offense is used in American English. The pronunciation /'ɒfens/ is used for meaning 3. 拼写offense用于美国英语中。义项3读作/'ɒfens/。
英英释义
noun
- (criminal law) an act punishable by law- a long record of crimes
 
- the action of attacking an enemy
- a lack of politeness
- a feeling of anger caused by being offended- he took offence at my question
 
- the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
双语例句
- He is serving 11 years for robbery, and did time for a similar offence before that.
 他因犯抢劫罪正在服11年的刑期,此前他也曾因类似罪行蹲过监狱。
- Never had she seen him so tense, so quick to take offence as he had been in recent weeks.
 她从未见过他像最近几周这样高度紧张,动不动就生气。
- Dad, you need a bath. No offence.
 爸爸,别见怪,不过你该洗澡了。
- The defendant asked for a number of other offence to be taken into account.
 被告要求考虑其他一些罪行。
- Both men were dismissed for a second bookable offence.
 两人由于第二次吃到黄牌而双双被罚下场。
- This was a serious breach of trust quite apart from the gravity of any offence
 这不光是情节重大的犯罪行为,还是一种严重的背信行为。
- Germany still has no insider-dealing offence in its statute books.
 德国的法律条文中仍未设立内幕交易罪。
- It is an offence to let your dog foul a footpath.
 让狗在人行道上拉屎是违法行为。
- They held him culpable for the offence.
 他们认为他有罪应受惩罚。
- Their behaviour is an offence. It's no laughing matter.
 他们这么做是犯罪,这可不是开玩笑的。
