offset

名词 offset:

1. the time at which something is supposed to begin
   同义词：beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime
2. a compensating equivalent
   同义词：counterbalance
3. a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
   同义词：stolon, runner
4. a natural consequence of development
   同义词：outgrowth, branch, offshoot
5. a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
   同义词：offset printing
6. structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
   同义词：set-back, setoff

动词 offset:

1. compensate for or counterbalance
   同义词：countervail
2. make up for
   同义词：cancel, set off
3. cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface
4. create an offset in
5. produce by offset printing

1. Hedge can help them offset inventory loss when commodity price fall.
   在商品价格下跌时，海琴能够帮助他们抵补存货价跌的损失。
2. He raised his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.
   他提高售价以补偿材料增加的成本。
3. Higher mortgage rates are partly offset by increased tax allowances.
   抵押款提高了，其中一部分可由免税额增加而抵消。

off.set

n.（名词）
An agent, an element, or a thing that balances, counteracts, or compensates for something else.
补偿，抵消：一种用以平衡、抵消、中和或补偿另一物的试剂、元素等物
One thing set off or developed from something else.
衍生物：由另一物发展而来之物
The start or initial stage; the outset.
开始，开端：开始或初始阶段
Architecture A ledge or recess in a wall formed by a reduction in thickness above; a setoff.
【建筑学】 壁阶：为缩减其上方墙壁的厚度而形成的墙壁狭长部分或凹处
Botany A shoot that develops laterally at the base of a plant, often rooting to form a new plant.
【植物学】 侧枝，短匐茎：在一株植物根基部旁侧着生长而成的新植株的嫩枝，通常用来生成一新植株
Geology A spur of a mountain range or hills.
【地质学】 山的支脉：一列山或丘的横岭
A bend in a pipe, bar, or other straight continuous piece made to allow it to pass around an obstruction.
弯管，接头管：管子、杆或其他直而长的东西的一个弯，使得它能避开一障碍物
A short distance measured perpendicularly from the main line in surveying, used to help in calculating the area of an irregular plot.
支距：在测量中，从主线垂直测得的一个短的距离，用以帮（辅）助计算一不规则的小块土地之面积
A descendant of a race or family; an offshoot.
支族，旁系：一种族或家族的后裔；支族或旁系亲属
Printing
【印刷术】
An unintentional or faulty transfer of wet ink from a printed sheet to another surface in contact with it.Also called setoff
平版印刷：出于疏忽或失误而把一已印出纸张上未干的墨迹转印到与它相接纸张的表面也作 setoff
Offset printing.
胶印
v.（动词）
off.set,off.set.ting,off.sets[ôf.sμt., ôf.-, ôf-sμt., ôf-]
v.tr.（及物动词）
To counterbalance, counteract, or compensate for:
平衡、中和或补偿：
例句：
fringe benefits designed to offset low salaries.
用以补偿低工资的额外福利

Printing
【印刷术】
To cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear on another surface.
平版印刷：使（已印出物的）油墨转移到或涂抹到另一物的表面
To produce by offset printing.
用胶印技术生产
To make or form an offset in (a wall, bar, or pipe).
做弯曲：使在（墙、杆或管子）上形成壁阶或弯曲
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To develop, project, or be situated as an offset.
开始发展：作为开始的阶段发展成、设计成或使处于开始阶段
Printing To become marked by or cause an unintentional transfer of ink.
【印刷术】 胶印：由于无意地转印上墨水而有了印记

【引伸】
off.set.
adv.（副词）
adj.（形容词）