Offensive
[ ə'fɛnsɪv ]
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adj. 无礼的，冒犯的，唐突的;讨厌的，令人不快的;进攻（性）的，攻击的，攻势的;
n. 进攻，攻势;
💡 词根助记
of反对+fens保护+ive名词后缀 →反对保护 →侵犯 →冒犯
📝 例句
France had no longer the life-thrust to mount so great offensive.
法国又已不复有发动大规模的攻势的生气勃勃的魄力了。
Landing craft are primarily designed for offensive operations.
登陆艇是完全为攻势作战而设计的。
He orders his assistant about in a way that is very offensive.
他对助手颐指气使，那样子真令人看不惯。
The Liberal posters were not quite so offensive.
自由党的宣传画要稍微含蓄一点。
We would blunt the offensive and conclude the war on honorable terms.
我们将挫败这个攻势，而按体面的条件结束战争。
🌱 联想助记
【记】offense-冒犯,ive-形缀:冒犯的
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-fens-表示“阻挡”
📖 牛津释义
offensive
adj
1 upsetting or annoying; insulting 烦扰人的; 使人恼怒的; 冒犯的; 得罪人的
offensive remarks, language, behaviour 无礼的言语、 语言、 行为
I find your attitude most offensive. 我觉得你十分失态. Cf 参看 inoffensive.
2 disgusting; repulsive 讨厌的; 使人反感的
an offensive smell 难闻的气味
She finds tobacco smoke offensive. 她对烟草的烟很反感.
3 (fml 文) used for, or connected with, attack; aggressive 用於进攻的; 与进攻有关的; 侵犯的
offensive weapons 进攻性武器
an offensive style of play in rugby 橄榄球赛的进攻型风格. Cf 参看 defensive. offensive, n
1 aggressive action, campaign or attitude; attack 进攻的行动; 进攻; 攻势; 攻击
The new general immediately launched an offensive against the enemy. 新任命的将军立即向敌人发起攻击.
(fig 比喻) The company has launched a strong marketing offensive to try to increase sales. 公司已发动争取市场的强大攻势以期增加销售量.
2 (idm 习语) be on the offensive be making an attack; act aggressively 采取攻势; 主动出击
(fig 比喻) He's always expecting criticism of his work, so he's always on the offensive. 他料到自己的作品总归要受到批判, 所以总是以攻为守.
It's difficult to make friends with her; she's constantly on the offensive. 跟她交朋友十分困难; 她这个人口角尖酸、 咄咄逼人. go on/take the of`fensive begin to attack 开始攻击
In meetings she always takes the offensive before she can be criticized. 在会上, 她不等别人批评她而总是先发制人.
🎯 考研助记
offend(v.冒犯)-offensive(a.冒犯的) 网友：yqy补充： of属于，fense打击（词根）：属于打击－－冒犯
🔁 扩展释义
*[ә'fensiv]a. 令人不快的, 侮辱的, 攻击性的【法】 攻击的, 进攻的, 冒犯的相关词组: on the offensive
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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I can't find it. There are just a few loose coins at the back of the drawer.
我也找不到。在抽屉底只有一些零散的钱币。
It took him some time to connect the long rubber pipe to the air supply pipe that ran round the port, but at last it was done and as a result work was able to progress much faster.
他花了不少时间把长长的橡胶管接到铺设在码头周围的空气供应管上，最后他终于把它们连接起来，工作因而进展得更快。
We were in a better position than they were.
我们的处境比他们要好。