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词汇 offset
释义 offset
verb[ T ]
uk /ˌɒfˈset/ us /ˌɑːfˈset/present participleoffsetting | past tense and past participleoffset
C2
to balance one influence against an opposing influence, so that there is no great difference as a result: 补偿;抵消;弥补
The extra cost of travelling to work is offset by the lower price of houses here.这里低廉的房价抵消了因上班路途远而产生的额外费用。
UKHe keeps his petrol receipts because petrol is one of the expenses that he can offset against tax(= can show to the government as being a business cost, and so not pay tax).他保留着他的汽油费收据,因为汽油费是可以抵扣税款的一项开支。
environment
to pay for things that will reduce carbon dioxide in order to reduce the damage caused by carbon dioxide that you produce: 支付具有减排作用的东西,以弥补之前的排放所造成的损害
We offset all our long-haul flights.我们补偿了之前长途运输机的排放所带来的损害。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Balance and imbalance
accord with something
align
axisymmetric
balance (something) out/up
balance of power
harmoniously
harmonization
harmonize
harmony
imbalance
never the twain shall meetidiom
non-symmetrical
nonequilibrium
off balance
on an even keelidiom
top-heavy
trade something off
unbalance
unharmonious
well balanced

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Environmental issues

offset | American Dictionary


offset
verb[ T ]
us/ˌɔfˈset/present participleoffsetting | past tense and past participleoffset
to balance one influence against an opposing influence so that no great difference results:
The extra cost of commuting to work from the suburbs is offset by cheaper rents.

offset | Business English


offset
verb[ T ]
uk /ˌɒfˈset/usoffsetting | offset | offset
to balance one effect against an opposing effect, so that there is no great difference as a result:
The price of petrol products was offset by a decline in motor vehicle prices.
offset sth against sthOffset any losses against your overall income.
ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
to pay an amount of money when you do something, for example travelling by air, that produces a lot of harmful waste products. The money is used to do something that protects against climate change, such as planting trees:
When we are forced to travel by air, we always check the box to choose to offset our flights.
offset
noun
uk /ˈɒfset/us
[ U ] LAW, FINANCE
the right to pay a person or organization less money than you owe them because they also owe you money:
What is the position regarding the offset of one debt against the other?
[ C ] ACCOUNTING
a payment that is used to reduce the effect of another payment:
The Australian government has announced changes to its tax offset rules for overseas production.
[ C or U ] ENVIRONMENT, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
a payment that is made or an action that is done in order to pay for or reduce the harmful effect that something has on the environment:
carbon offset
You have the opportunity to purchase an offset when you book your flights.

Examples of offset


offset
However, by lowering the protein concentration, the acquisition time would significantly increase, offsetting the gains in throughput that can be achieved using larger mixtures.
Over 1980-1995 there was not even an offsetting benefit in terms of risk reduction, if one focuses on the volatility of real holding-period returns.
The cables later became part of the formwork imprint due to the wide offsets between the discs.
Enlargement of a shape by offsetting its edges.
A corollary is that organic agriculture requires more land to produce food than conventional agriculture does, thus offsetting any environmental benefits of organic production18.
At high liquidity levels, this also offsets the beneficial effects of monetary trade, hence only a larger keeps individuals indifferent between the two trading sectors.
There are however two major offsetting economic effects.
References, represented by (names for) relative grid offsets.
Profit offsetting measures will have no further effect on the total tax paid.
Here both onsets and offsets as defined by the signal are matched.
Spectral differences in 0ai 0 offsets conditioned by voicing of the following consonant.
The impact of smoking ply offsets the reduction in levels of acetylcholine acting at all sites.
Spectral differences in /ai/ offsets conditioned by voicing of the following consonant.
Quite probably they would be negative due to moral hazard and wages would rise more than they otherwise would, offsetting the potential gain for employment.
Finally, we prove correct an algorithm, used in our prototype compiler, for statically resolving method offsets.
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