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N-COUNT
違法行為；罪行
An offence is a crime that breaks a particular law and requires a particular punishment.
例句
Thirteen people have been charged with treason — an offence which can carry the death penalty...
13人被控犯有叛國罪——一種可處死刑的罪行。
In Britain the Consumer Protection Act makes it a criminal offence to sell goods that are unsafe.
英國的《消費者保護法》規定銷售不安全物品屬刑事犯罪行為。
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N-VAR
冒犯；得罪
Offence or an offence is behaviour which causes people to be upset or embarrassed.
例句
The book might be published without creating offense...
出版這本書可能不會引起人們的反感。
Privilege determined by birth is an offence to any modern sense of justice.
與生俱來的特權是對現代公正意識的褻瀆。
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N-SING
（體育運動中的）進攻隊，進攻方
In sports such as American football or basketball, the offense is the team which has possession of the ball and is trying to score.
例句
Between plays the coach was talking to the offense in the huddle.
中場時，這位教練對圍攏一圈的進攻隊員進行戰術指導。
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PHRASE
冒犯；得罪；惹惱
If you cause offence or give offence to someone, you say or do something rude which upsets or embarrasses them.
例句
It says the photograph is likely cause distress and offence to the public...
上面說這張照片可能引起公眾的憂慮和反感。
We have had our differences and I'm sorry if it has caused offence.
我們有過一些分歧，如有得罪我很抱歉。
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CONVENTION
別見怪；無冒犯之意
Some people say 'no offence' to make it clear that they do not want to upset you, although what they are saying may seem rather rude.
例句
Dad, you need a bath. No offence.
爸爸，別見怪，不過你該洗澡了。
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PHRASE
（常指不必要地）(對…)生氣，(因…)見怪
If someone takes offence at something you say or do, they feel upset, often unnecessarily, because they think you are being rude to them.
例句
She never takes offence at anything...
什么事都不會讓她生氣。
Never had she seen him so tense, so quick to take offence as he had been in recent weeks.
她從未見過他像最近幾周這樣高度緊張，動不動就生氣。