| 单词 | offence |
| 释义 | offence —offence (US offense) /əˈfens/ noun [C] (CRIME) ► B2 an illegal act; a crime: » a serious/minor offence» a criminal/drink-driving offence» Driving without a licence is an offence.» He committed several serious offences.» It's the third time that he's been convicted of a drug offence.Thesaurus+: ↑Crime - general wordsWord partners for offence (CRIME)• ♯commit an offence• be ♯charged with/♯convicted of/♯prosecuted for an offence• a ♯lesser/♯minor/♯serious offence• an offence ♯against sb• the offence ♯of sthWord partners for offence (UPSET FEELINGS)• ♯take offence (at sth)• ♯cause/♯give offence (to sb)• ♯intend/♯mean no offence• ♯grave offenceCollocations:–Types-lu. a drug(s)/firearms/public order/sex(ual)/terrorist offence» He was jailed for firearms offences.-lu. a driving/motoring/parking/traffic offence» She was charged with a minor traffic offence.-lu. a criminal offence» It is a criminal offence to keep or pass on forged currency.-lu. an arrestable/capital/federal/indictable offence» She seems to think that smoking should be a capital offence.-lu. a bookable/disciplinary offence» The club has made racial abuse a disciplinary offence.–Adjectives-lu. an alleged offence» The alleged offence took place in a quiet street.-lu. be guilty of an offence» He was found guilty of the offence.-lu. a/sb's first, second, etc. offence» As it was her first offence, she did not receive a custodial sentence.-lu. a lesser/minor/trivial offence» He was charged with the lesser offence of manslaughter.-lu. a serious/violent offence» Tax fraud is a very serious offence.-lu. an offence punishable by sth» In their culture, adultery is an offence punishable by death.–Verbs-lu. commit an offence» He was convicted of possessing a firearm with intent to commit an offence.-lu. be an offence (to do sth)» It is an offence to give false information on this document.-lu. admit/deny an offence» She admitted four offences of theft.-lu. be charged with/convicted of/prosecuted for/suspected of an offence» He was charged with drugs-related offences.–Prepositions-lu. the offence of sth/doing sth» He was charged with the offence of perjury.-lu. an offence against sb» He was convicted of offences against children.-lu. (be) an offence under [a law]» They are committing an offence under the Admiralty Act.• • • Extra Examples:» The soldier received a dishonourable discharge for a disciplinary offence.» It's an offence to park on double yellow lines.» This was the defendant's third court appearance for the same offence.» He has a long record of previous convictions for similar offences.» She was yesterday bailed for three weeks on drink-driving offences.noun [U] (UPSET FEELINGS) ► B2 upset and hurt or annoyed feelings, often because someone has been rude or shown no respect: » I really didn't mean (to cause/give) any offence (= did not intend to upset anyone) - I was just stating my opinion.» Do you think he took offence (= was upset) at what I said about his hair?» INFORMAL If you don't mind, I'd rather go on my own - no offence (intended), but I think it would be better.Thesaurus+: ↑Making people sad, shocked and upsetWord partners for offence (CRIME)• ♯commit an offence• be ♯charged with/♯convicted of/♯prosecuted for an offence• a ♯lesser/♯minor/♯serious offence• an offence ♯against sb• the offence ♯of sthWord partners for offence (UPSET FEELINGS)• ♯take offence (at sth)• ♯cause/♯give offence (to sb)• ♯intend/♯mean no offence• ♯grave offenceCollocations:–Verbs-lu. take offence (at/to sth)» She seems to take offence at everything I say.-lu. cause/give offence (to sb)» His remarks about women's emotional instability caused a lot of offence.-lu. intend/mean no offence» I intended no offence when I said he was serious.–Adjectives-lu. grave offence» Her behaviour caused grave offence to her colleagues.–Phrases-lu. no offence (meant)» I'd rather go on my own - no offence meant.-lu. be quick to take offence» He's always quick to take offence.• • • Extra Examples:» Sometimes taboo words are written with asterisks to avoid causing offence.» She takes offence too easily.» His remarks caused widespread offence.» She took offence when I offered to pay.» The last thing I want to do is cause offence to your mother. offence US (US offense) /əˈfens/ noun [U] ► F0 the part of a game such as American football that involves trying to score points, or the players who try to score pointsThesaurus+: ↑Scoring, winning and losing in sport , ↑Winning and defeating , ↑Losing and being defeatedThesaurus+: ↑Competitors and participants in sports and gamesThesaurus+: ↑General terms used in ball sportsThesaurus+: ↑American football , ↑General terms used in ball sportsWord partners for offence (CRIME)• ♯commit an offence• be ♯charged with/♯convicted of/♯prosecuted for an offence• a ♯lesser/♯minor/♯serious offence• an offence ♯against sb• the offence ♯of sthWord partners for offence (UPSET FEELINGS)• ♯take offence (at sth)• ♯cause/♯give offence (to sb)• ♯intend/♯mean no offence• ♯grave offence |
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