offence
noun
əˈfens
noun
1
an
illegal
action
or
a
crime
违法行为; 犯罪
C
2
when
you
offend
or
upset
someone
by
something
you
do
or
say
得罪，冒犯行为
U
cause/give
offence
The
problem
was
how
to
say
‘no’
to
her
without
causing
offence.
问题是怎样对她说“不”而又不得罪她。
Don’t
be
upset
by
what
he
said;
he
meant
no
offence
(=
did
not
intend
to
offend
anyone).
不要为他的话感到生气，他没有冒犯你的意思。
3
no offence
used
to
tell
someone
that
you
hope
that
what
you
are
going
to
say
or
do
will
not
offend
them
没有冒犯的意思，请别见怪
spoken
No
offense,
but
this
cheese
tastes
like
rubber.
请别见怪，这奶酪吃起来像是嚼橡胶。
4
take offence (at sth)
to
feel
offended
because
of
something
someone
says
or
does
对（某事）生气，因（某事）见怪
I
think
he
took
offence
at
my
lack
of
enthusiasm.
我觉得他因为我缺乏热情而不开心了。
5
the
act
of
attacking
[正式] 进攻，攻击行为
U | formal
the
weapon
of
offence
used
during
the
attack
攻击时使用的进攻性武器