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ADJ-GRADED
冒犯的；得罪人的；唐突的;無禮的
Something that is offensive upsets or embarrasses people because it is rude or insulting.
例句
Some friends of his found the play horribly offensive.
他的一些朋友覺得該劇非常讓人反感。
...offensive remarks which called into question the integrity of my firm.
令我公司的誠信遭受質疑的冒犯性言論
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進攻
A military offensive is a carefully planned attack made by a large group of soldiers.
例句
Its latest military offensive against rebel forces is aimed at reopening important trade routes...
它對叛軍的最新一輪軍事進攻旨在重新打開重要的貿易通道。
The armed forces have launched offensives to recapture lost ground.
這支武裝部隊已發動進攻要奪回失去的陣地。
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（表示憤怒或反對的）強硬行動
If you conduct an offensive, you take strong action to show how angry you are about something or how much you disapprove of something.
例句
Republicans acknowledged that they had little choice but to mount an all-out offensive on the Democratic nominee.
共和黨人承認他們別無選擇，只有對獲提名的民主黨人展開全面攻擊。
...a diplomatic offensive.
外交攻勢
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ADJ
（體育運動中球隊）進攻的，攻方的
In sports such as American football or basketball, the offensive team is the team which has possession of the ball and is trying to score.
例句
The worst-ever defeat of this team proved once again that Stanford can be one of the most explosive offensive teams in the country.
該隊前所未有的慘敗再次證明斯坦福隊是國內最具爆發力的進攻型隊伍之一。
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PHRASE
采取強勢行動；采取攻勢
If you go on the offensive ,go over to the offensive, or take the offensive, you begin to take strong action against people who have been attacking you.
例句
The West African forces went on the offensive in response to attacks on them...
西非部隊對襲擊者展開全力還擊。
The Foreign Secretary has decided to take the offensive in the discussion on the future of the community.
外交大臣決定在有關該社群未來的討論中采取攻勢。