offsetting

英 [ˈɒfsetɪŋ]

美 [ˈɔːfsetɪŋ]

v.  抵消; 弥补; 补偿
offset的现在分词

现在分词：offsetting　

BNC.35627 / COCA.28325

柯林斯词典

The form offset is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle of the verb. offset的过去式和过去分词与原形相同。


• VERB 抵消；补偿
  If one thingis offsetby another, the effect of the first thing is reduced by the second, so that any advantage or disadvantage is cancelled out.
  1. The increase in pay costs was more than offset by higher productivity...
     提高的生产率抵消了增加的工资成本后仍有结余。
  2. The move is designed to help offset the shortfall in world oil supplies caused by the UN embargo.
     此举旨在缓解联合国禁运所造成的世界石油供应短缺的局面。

双语例句

• The big increase suggests that demand for commodities from emerging economies such as China remains strong, offsetting the US slowdown and fuelling fears that global inflation will continue to rise in the near-term.
  此次铁矿石大幅涨价表明，中国等新兴经济体对大宗商品的需求仍然强劲，抵消了美国经济放缓的影响，并加剧了全球通胀水平近期将继续攀升的担忧。
• One area is sort of offsetting the other, so to speak.
  可以说，一项业务在一定程度上弥补了其它方面。
• Fair enough, but where are the offsetting adjustments to occur?
  这话没错，但要在哪里进行抵消性的调整呢？
• They found ways of offsetting the shock.
  它们设法抵消了冲击。
• Individuals can do the same, offsetting their travel or energy use through websites.
  个人也同样能做到这一点，通过网络来冲销自己的旅行或能源消耗。
• Offsetting the extremely high tuition are many opportunities for scholarships.
  不过领取奖学金的机会很多，这可以对极高的学费作些补偿。
• This will damp growth, offsetting the boost from lower oil prices.
  这将阻碍增长，抵消油价下跌的提振。
• In response, opponents argued that it would be foolish to slash the structural deficit if this led to a deeper recession and so to an offsetting rise in the cyclical deficit.
  作为回应，反对者辩称，如果大幅削减结构性赤字进一步加剧了衰退，进而导致了周期性赤字的抵消性膨胀，那将是愚蠢的。
• Nevertheless, there is some concern that growing inflationary expectations might result in rising long-term interest rates, offsetting the benefits of the stimulus.
  不过，有些人担心，不断增长的通胀预期可能导致长期利率的上升，这样就抵消了刺激方案带来的正面效应。
• Offsetting current-account-surplus countries now include several developing countries such as China and oil exporters.
  而与之相对的经常项目盈余国家如今包括几个发展中国家，例如中国和石油出口国。