offset
verbto use one cost, payment or situation in order to cancel or reduce the effect of another 抵消；彌補；補償 - offset something
Prices have risen in order to offset the increased cost of materials. 爲補償原料成本的增加而提高了價格。
Extra ExamplesThe company's losses in the US were more than offset by gains everywhere else. 該公司在其他各地的收益遠遠抵消了在美國的損失。 The loss was partially offset by increases in revenues elsewhere. 其他地方收益的增加部份地抵消了這一損失。 The money will help offset big medical bills. 這筆錢有助於償付巨額的醫藥費。 Offset against this return will be all the costs involved in developing the product. 這個産品帶來的回報都被開發成本抵消了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- largely
- substantially
- completely
- …
- help (to)
- against
- by
- offset something