offensive

英 [ə'fensɪv] 美 [ə'fensɪv]

• adj. 令人不快的；冒犯的；侮辱的；与进攻有关的
• n. 攻势；攻击

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 讨厌的,令人不快的

   causing offense; unpleasant

2. 攻击的

   for attacking

n. (名词)

1. [C]进攻,攻势

   a continued military attack

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 冒犯的，无礼的，唐突冒失的
2. （极其）讨厌的，令人不快的，得罪人的
3. 攻势的，进攻（性）的，攻方的，攻击（性）的
4. 令人不适的，令人作呕的

n. 名词

1. 进攻，攻击，侵犯，发动攻势，主动出击，先发制人
2. 攻势，进攻势态，进攻态势
3. 系列行动，运动

英英释义

Noun:

1. the action of attacking an enemy

Adjective:

1. violating or tending to violate or offend against;

   "violative of the principles of liberty"
   "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity"
   

2. for the purpose of attack rather than defense;

   "offensive weapons"
   

3. causing anger or annoyance;

   "offensive remarks"
   

4. morally offensive;

   "an unsavory reputation"
   "an unsavory scandal"
   

5. unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses;

   "offensive odors"
   

6. substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one ;

   "`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'"
   

7. causing or able to cause nausea;

   "a nauseating smell"
   "nauseous offal"
   "a sickening stench"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. His hasty temper made him offensive.
   他急躁的脾气使他令人讨厌。
2. His remarks were rather offensive.
   他的话非常无礼。
3. The boss kicked him out for an offensive remark.
   老板因为他说了一句冒犯的话就把他开除了。
4. She has been greatly annoyed by his offensive remarks.
   他出言不逊,这使她很反感。
5. The offensive troops gained ground quickly.
   这支进攻的军队很快地赢得了阵地
6. That country developed lots of offensive arms.
   那个国家研制了许多进攻性武器。

用作名词 (n.)

1. 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。
2. Our army made a fierce offensive against the enemy.
   我军向敌人发起了猛烈的攻击。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. She said some offensive remarks.
   她说了一些令人不快的话。
2. He took up offensive words.
   他发出攻击性的言论。

用作宾语补足语

S+V+O+～

1. I found him very offensive.
   我觉得他非常讨厌。

用作名词 (n.)

1. They mouthed a trade offensive.
   他们发动了一场贸易攻势。

经典引文

• It..depends..which end of a revolver one is facing whether it is an offensive or a defensive weapon.

  出自： J. F. Kennedy

• To force a smaller defensive player to..cover a taller offensive player.

  出自： J. Lehane

• Prohibited articles include offensive weapons (articles made..for causing injury).

  出自： R. C. A. White

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

on the offensive

准备攻击making an attack or ready to attack

take the offensive

进攻attack first

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• offensive smells 令人讨厌的气味
• offensive weapons 攻击性武器

～+介词

• offensive to 对…冒犯的

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• break off an offensive 突然停止进攻
• carry out an offensive 进攻
• plan an offensive 部署攻势

形容词+～

• new offensive 新攻势

名词+～

• air offensive 空中优势

～+介词

• offensive against 反…攻势

词义辨析

aggression，invasion，assault，attack，offensive

• 这些名词均有“进攻、侵略”之意。
• aggression词义宽泛，既可指武装入侵别国领土，又可指文化、经济等方面的侵略。侧重敌意行动和征服的企图。
• invasion多指具体的侵入或侵犯别国领土，也可用于指抽象事件。
• assault主要指突然而猛烈的进攻。
• attack普通用词，含义广，指事先不发警告，主动地向对方发起武力进攻或对言论等进行抨击。
• offensive多指进攻的态势，常指大规模的协同军事行动。

近反义词

【近义词】

• attacking
• distasteful
• assault
• attack

【反义词】

• attractive
• defensive

派生词

n.(名词)

• offensively adv. 进攻地；冒犯地