| 单词 | offensive |
| 释义 | offensive (once / 247 pages) 1adj 2adj 3adjn Offensive describes rude or hurtful behavior, or a military or sports incursion into on opponent's territory. In any context, "on the offensive" means on the attack. Although offense and defense are opposites, offensive and defensive aren't always. Defensive can mean anxiously challenging of all criticism. Offensive can mean not just attacking someone or something, but belching, insulting people, or otherwise not respecting common standards of behavior. WORD FAMILYoffensive: counteroffensive, inoffensive, offensively, offensiveness, offensives+/counteroffensive: counteroffensives/inoffensive: inoffensively/offend: offended, offender, offending, offends, offensive/offended: offendedly/offender: offenders/offending: unoffending/unoffending: unoffendingly USAGE EXAMPLESHe’d decided to remain in Baltimore as the offensive coordinator of the Ravens. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Gordon followed with a layup from an offensive rebound, and the Rockets comfortably led by 10 near the final minute. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) The last and most common argument against Prescott for MVP—as well as Elliott for MVP—is that outstanding Dallas offensive line. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses offensive odors Syn|Ant evil morally bad or wrong hatefulevoking or deserving hatred abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsiveoffensive to the mind charnel, ghastly, sepulchralgruesomely indicative of death or the dead creepyannoying and unpleasant disgustful, disgusting, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellant, repellent, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yuckyhighly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust ghoulish, morbidsuggesting the horror of death and decay hideous, horrid, horrific, outrageousgrossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror objectionable, obnoxiouscausing disapproval or protest rankvery offensive in smell or taste scrimydirty and disgusting verminousof the nature of vermin; very offensive or repulsive unpalatablenot pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind unpleasantdisagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings inoffensive giving no offense innocuous, unobjectionablenot causing disapproval 2adj causing or able to cause nausea 2Syn loathsome, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, queasy, sickening, vile unwholesome detrimental to physical or moral well-being 1adj causing anger or annoyance offensive remarks Syn|Ant harmful causing or capable of causing harm abusive, opprobrious, scurrilousexpressing offensive reproach disrespectfulexhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous inoffensive, unoffending not causing anger or annoyance offenceless, offenselessincapable of offending or attacking 2adj substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one Syn|Ant dysphemistic euphemistic, inoffensive substituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one 3adj violating or tending to violate or offend against considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity Syn violative offending offending against or breaking a law or rule 4adj morally offensive 3Syn|Ant unsavory, unsavoury odoriferous morally offensive savory, savoury morally wholesome or acceptable 1adj for the purpose of attack rather than defense offensive weapons Syn|Ant aggressive having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends hostilecharacterized by enmity or ill will antipersonneldesigned to inflict death or personal injury rather than material destruction assaultive, attackingdisposed to attack hit-and-run, tip-and-rundesigned for or consisting of a brief attack followed by a quick escape incursive, invading, invasiveinvolving invasion or aggressive attack marauding, predatory, raidingcharacterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding on the offensiveactively attacking defensive intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack antiaircraftdesigned for defense from a surface position against air attack antisubmarinedefensive against enemy submarines antitankdesigned for defense against armored vehicles defendingattempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring en garde(fencing) in a defensive stance protectiveintended or adapted to afford protection of some kind 2n the action of attacking an enemy Syn|Hypo|Hyper offence, offense counteroffensive a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force dirty waran offensive conducted by secret police or the military of a regime against revolutionary and terrorist insurgents and marked by the use of kidnapping and torture and murder with civilians often being the victims push back, rollbackthe act of forcing the enemy to withdraw military operation, operation activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign) |
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