offset
/ˈɔfset; ?@ ˈɔ:f-; ɔf`sɛt/ v
(-tt-; pt, pp offset) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (by sth/doing sth) compensate for sth; balance sth 补偿或抵销某事物
He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials. 他提高了售价以补偿材料成本的增加.
Higher mortgage rates are partly offset by increased tax allowances. 抵押款高了, 其中一部分可因免税额增加而相抵销.
offset / ˈɔfset; ?@ ˈɔ:f-; `ɔfˌsɛt/ n (also offset process) method of printing in which the ink is transferred from a metal plate to a rubber surface and then onto paper 胶印法.