1 (BrE) (NAmEoffense) illegal act違法行為ADJECTIVE | VERB + OFFENCE/OFFENSE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤grave, heinous, major, serious嚴重的罪行;滔天大罪▸➤lesser, minor, petty, trivial輕微的罪行;輕罪▸➤alleged涉嫌違法➤first初犯▸➤federal, statutory (BrE) 聯邦罪行;制定法上的犯罪▸➤arrestable, bookable(in football/soccer足球) (BrE) , capital, firing, impeachable, imprisonable, indictable, punishable, sackable (BrE) 夠拘捕條件的罪行;(足球賽中)需要記名的犯規;死罪;可導致解雇的行為;可彈劾的罪行;夠拘押條件的罪行;可起訴的罪行;應予懲罰的罪行;可導致開除的錯誤◇The offence is punishable by up to three months' imprisonment.這種犯罪行為最多可判 3 個月監禁。➤criminal, disciplinary (BrE) 刑事犯罪;違紀行為▸➤driving, political, sex, sexual, terrorist違章駕駛;政治罪;性犯罪;恐怖主義罪◇Motorists may be fined on the spot for driving offences such as speeding.駕駛員超速等違章行為可當場予以罰款。➤felony (NAmE) 重罪▸➤non-violent, violent非暴力/暴力犯罪▸➤drug, drug-related毒品罪;涉毒犯罪VERB + OFFENCE/OFFENSE➤be, constitute犯罪;構成犯罪➤commit犯下罪行PREPOSITION➤offence against違反⋯的罪行◇offences against public decency有傷風化的犯罪行為➡ note at crime(for verbs)offence
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2 (BrE) (NAmEoffense) hurt feelings傷感情VERB + OFFENCE/OFFENSE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERB + OFFENCE/OFFENSE➤cause, give冒犯;得罪▸➤take生氣PREPOSITION➤offence at因⋯生氣◇He takes offence at the slightest joke against him.一丁點兒玩笑他也會生氣。➤offence to對⋯的冒犯◇I didn't mean to give offence to anyone.我無意冒犯任何人。PHRASES➤no offence, no offence intended, no offence meant沒有冒犯的意思;無意冒犯◇No offence intended, but are you sure your calculations are right?請不要見怪,但你確定你的計算準確無誤嗎?offence
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3 (BrE) (NAmEoffense) (NAmE) attacking players; attacking play攻擊型選手;攻擊性打法ADJECTIVE | VERB + OFFENSEADJECTIVE➤opposing對抗性攻擊◇the ability to disrupt opposing offences擾亂對抗性攻擊的能力➤balanced平衡進攻VERB + OFFENSE➤spark突然發起進攻◇The move didn't spark the offence as hoped.這一行動未能如願發起一場進攻。➤initiate發起進攻◇competent passers who can initiate the offence能主動進攻的傳球高手➤disrupt擾亂進攻◇their ability to disrupt the offence擾亂進攻的能力