of·fen·sive1 /əˈfensɪv/ ●●○ adjectiveadj 1 RUDE/IMPOLITEvery rude or insulting and likely to upset people 无礼的,冒犯的,令人恼火的 OPP inoffensive I found her remarks deeply offensive. 我觉得她的话令人非常恼火。
offensive to crude jokes that are offensive to women 冒犯女士的粗鄙笑话
offensive behaviour 无礼的行为
► see thesaurus at rude 2 formalUNPLEASANT very unpleasant 令人不快[讨厌]的 an offensive smell 令人讨厌的气味
3 [only before noun]PMATTACK for attacking 攻击的,进攻性的 → defensive1(1) Jan was convicted of possessing an offensive weapon. 简因为持有攻击性武器而被定罪。
The troops took up offensive positions. 部队准备发起进攻。
4 American EnglishAmEDS relating to getting points and winning a game, rather than stopping the other team from getting points 〔体育比赛中〕进攻的,攻势的 OPP defensive the Jets’ offensive strategy 喷气机队的进攻策略
—offensively adverbadv Rick’s remarks were offensively racist. 里克的话里带有很具冒犯性的种族主义意味。
—offensiveness noun [uncountableU]