offencenoun
违法行为；犯罪；罪行
an illegal act
a criminal/serious/minor/sexual, etc. offence
刑事罪、重罪、轻罪、性犯罪等
a first offence (= the first time that sb has been found guilty of a crime)
初犯
a capital offence (= one for which sb may be punished by death)
死罪
He was not aware that he had committed an offence .
他没有意识到自己犯罪了。
an offence against society/humanity/the state
妨害社会 / 人类 / 国家的罪行
New legislation makes it an offence to carry guns.
新法律规定持枪为犯罪行为。
冒犯；搅扰；侮辱
the act of upsetting or insulting sb
I'm sure he meant no offence when he said that.
我相信他那么说并无冒犯的意思。
The photo may cause offence to some people.
这张照片可能会引起一些人的反感。
No one will take offence (= feel upset or insulted) if you leave early.
你若早退谁也不会介意的。
Don't be so quick to take offence .
别一下就生气。
used to say that you do not mean to upset or insult sb by sth you say or do
我无意冒犯，但我确实想自己一个人。
No offence, but I'd really like to be on my own.
offence
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N-COUNT 违法行为；罪行
An offence is a crime that breaks a particular law and requires a particular punishment.Thirteen people have been charged with treason — an offence which can carry the death penalty...
13人被控犯有叛国罪——一种可处死刑的罪行。
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N-VAR 冒犯；得罪
Offence or an offence is behaviour which causes people to be upset or embarrassed.The book might be published without creating offense...
出版这本书可能不会引起人们的反感。
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N-SING （体育运动中的）进攻队，进攻方
In sports such as American football or basketball, the offense is the team which has possession of the ball and is trying to score.Between plays the coach was talking to the offense in the huddle.
中场时，这位教练对围拢一圈的进攻队员进行战术指导。
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PHRASE 冒犯；得罪；惹恼
If you cause offence or give offence to someone, you say or do something rude which upsets or embarrasses them.It says the photograph is likely cause distress and offence to the public...
上面说这张照片可能引起公众的忧虑和反感。
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CONVENTION 别见怪；无冒犯之意
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.Dad, you need a bath. No offence.
爸爸，别见怪，不过你该洗澡了。
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PHRASE （常指不必要地）(对…)生气，(因…)见怪
If someone takes offence at something you say or do, they feel upset, often unnecessarily, because they think you are being rude to them.She never takes offence at anything...
什么事都不会让她生气。
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- (criminal law) an act punishable by law;usually considered an evil act
- a long record of crimes
- Synonym: crime offense criminal offense criminal offence law-breaking
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- the action of attacking an enemy
- Synonym: offense offensive
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- a lack of politeness;a failure to show regard for others;wounding the feelings or others
- Synonym: discourtesy offense offensive activity
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- a feeling of anger caused by being offended
- he took offence at my question
- Synonym: umbrage offense
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- the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
- Synonym: offense
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We could not afford to overlook such a serious offence .
对这样严重的违法行为，我们决不能视若无睹。
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The court has the power to impose an unlimited fine for this offence .
法庭有权对这一违法行为罚款，额度不受限制。
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The photo may cause offence to some people .
这张照片可能会引起一些人的反感。
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I 'm sure he meant no offence when he said that .
我相信他那么说并无冒犯的意思。
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No offence , but I 'd really like to be on my own .
我无意冒犯，但我确实想自己一个人。
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Driving with excess alcohol in the blood is a serious offence .
血液里酒精含量过高时驾车是严重的违法行为。
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At that time , children were often beaten for quite minor offences .
那时候，孩子们常常因为很小的过错而挨打。
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Don 't be so quick to take offence .
别一下就生气。
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At that time children were regularly beaten for quite minor offences .
那时候孩子们常常因为很小的过错而挨打。
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Giving false information to the police is a punishable offence .
向警方谎报情况是应受惩处的罪行。
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Does such an activity constitute a criminal offence ?
难道这样的活动也算刑事犯罪吗？
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Punishment varies according to the gravity of the offence .
处罚根据罪行的严重程度而有所不同。
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The defendant asked for a number of other offences to be taken into account .
被告要求考虑其他一些罪行。
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He was not aware that he had committed an offence .
他没有意识到自己犯罪了。
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The offence carries a mandatory life sentence .
这种罪行依照法律要判无期徒刑。
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Can it be proved that he did commit these offences ?
能证明他确实犯了这些罪吗？
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It is an offence to serve alcohol to minors .
向未成年人提供含酒精的饮料是违法的。
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She takes offence at the slightest thing .
她动辄生气。
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She carried on merrily , not realizing the offence she was causing .
她毫无顾忌地胡闹，没意识到惹人生气了。
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He was encouraged to plead guilty to the lesser offence .
有人怂恿他供认犯了那个较轻的罪行。
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We apologize unreservedly for any offence we have caused .
若有得罪，我们深表歉意。
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She was arrested for drug-related offences .
她因涉嫌毒品犯罪而被捕。
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Testing patients without their consent would constitute a professional and legal offence
未经患者同意而对其进行检查被视为违反职业操守并触犯法律。
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The police say seven people were arrested for minor offences .
警方称有7人因轻罪被捕。
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It makes me sick that people commit offences and never get punished
一些人屡屡犯罪却从未受到惩戒，这真让我气愤。
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The offences carry a maximum sentence of 10 years .
这些罪行最高可判10年徒刑。
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It says the photograph is likely cause distress and offence to the public
上面说这张照片可能引起公众的忧虑和反感。
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The defendant asked for 21 similar offences to be taken into account
被告要求考虑到类似的21起违法行为的情况。
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Dad , you need a bath . No offence .
爸爸，别见怪，不过你该洗澡了。
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Privilege determined by birth is an offence to any modern sense of justice .
与生俱来的特权是对现代公正意识的亵渎。
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