offence (US usually offense) [ə'fents] noun CRIME 罪行 IMPROVER countable ■an illegal act; a crime 犯罪行为;罪行•a serious/minor offence重/轻罪 •a criminal/drink-driving offence刑事/酒后驾车罪 •Driving without a licence is an offence.无照驾驶是违法行为。 •He committed several serious offences.他犯了好几项重罪。 •It's the third time that he's been convicted of a drug offence.这是他第三次因毒品犯罪被判刑。 (US usually offense) [ə'fents] noun UPSET FEELINGS 生气 IMPROVER uncountable ■upset and hurt or annoyed feelings, often because someone has been rude or shown no respect 冒犯;触犯;得罪•I really didn't mean (to cause/give)any offence (= did not intend to upset anyone) - I was just stating my opinion.我真的不想冒犯任何人——我只是在陈述自己的意见。 •Do you think he took offence (= was upset) at what I said about his hair?你觉得我对他头发的评论得罪他了吗? •informal If you don't mind, I'd rather go on my own - no offence (intended), but I think it would be better.如果你不介意,我宁愿自己去——没有恶意,不过我觉得那样会更好。 |