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/ɒfˈsɛt/ /ɑfˈsɛt/

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noun

抵消，补偿。

Anything that acts as counterbalance; a compensating equivalent.

Examples :

"The extra work I put in on the project this week was an offset for the time I missed last month. "

这周我在项目上多花的时间是对上个月我缺勤的补偿。

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noun

补偿贸易，抵偿贸易

Examples :

"The arms deal included an offset, requiring the manufacturer to purchase agricultural equipment from the importing country within five years. "

这项军火交易包含了一项补偿贸易协议，要求制造商在五年内从进口国购买一定价值的农业设备。

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noun

开始，开端。

(c. 1555) A time at which something begins; outset.

Examples :

"The offset for the school year's new curriculum was the first day of August. "

新学年课程的开始时间是八月一日。

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noun

胶印，柯式印刷

The offset printing process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket and from there to the printing surface.

Examples :

"offset lithographs"

胶印石版画 (Jiāoyìn shíbǎnhuà)

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noun

偏移量，位移。

The difference between a target memory address and a base address.

Examples :

"An array of bytes uses its index as the offset, of words a multiple thereof."

字节数组使用索引作为它的偏移量，而字数组则使用索引的倍数作为偏移量。

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noun

偏移，偏差

(signal analysis) The displacement between the base level of a measurement and the signal's real base level.

Examples :

"The offset in the student's test scores was due to a poorly worded question on the math section. "

由于数学部分一道题目措辞不当，学生的考试分数存在一个基线偏移。

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noun

偏差，偏移。

The distance by which one thing is out of alignment with another.

Examples :

"There is a small offset between the switch and the indicator which some users found confusing."

开关和指示灯之间存在一个小的偏差，这让一些用户感到困惑。

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noun

偏移量，偏差。

A short distance measured at right angles from a line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary, or to some object.

Examples :

"To measure the exact length of the garden, the surveyor noted an offset of three feet from the straight path to the oak tree. "

为了测量花园的精确长度，测量员记录了一个偏移量，即从笔直的小路到那棵橡树有三英尺的偏差。

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noun

偏移，弯曲部分。

An abrupt bend in an object, such as a rod, by which one part is turned aside out of line, but nearly parallel, with the rest; the part thus bent aside.

Examples :

"The metal rod had a noticeable offset near the middle, where one section turned slightly to the side, but remained almost parallel to the rest. "

这根金属杆在靠近中间的位置有一个明显的偏移，那里有一部分略微向侧面弯曲，但仍然几乎与其余部分平行。

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noun

匍匐茎, 走茎

A short prostrate shoot that takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc.

Examples :

"The strawberry plant produced several offsets, allowing the gardener to easily grow new plants. "

这株草莓长出了好几条匍匐茎，园丁因此可以很轻松地培育新的植株。

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noun

山脚，支脉

A spur from a range of hills or mountains.

Examples :

"The hikers climbed the main mountain ridge, then followed a narrow path up the offset to reach a hidden valley. "

徒步者们先攀登了主山脊，然后沿着一条小路爬上山脚的一条支脉，最终到达了一个隐秘的山谷。

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壁架，台阶

A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, formed by a diminution of its thickness, or by the weathering or upper surface of a part built out from it; a set-off.

Examples :

"The stone offset on the building's facade provided a perfect spot for placing potted plants. "

建筑立面上突出的石制壁架正好可以用来放置盆栽植物。

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梯田，阶地

A terrace on a hillside.

Examples :

"The farmer planted rows of vegetables on the hillside's offset, taking advantage of the terraced land. "

农民在山坡的梯田上种了一排排蔬菜，充分利用了这片阶地。

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verb

抵消，弥补。

To compensate for, by applying a change in the opposite direction.

Examples :

"The noisy children offset the peacefulness of the library, requiring the librarian to ask them to be quieter. "

孩子们吵闹的声音抵消了图书馆的宁静，所以管理员不得不让他们安静下来。

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verb

错开，使...产生偏差

To form an offset in (a wall, rod, pipe, etc.).

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully offset the new support beam in the wall to avoid damaging the electrical wiring. "

木匠小心地在墙上错开了新的支撑梁，以避免损坏电线。

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