offensive

/uh-fen-siv or, for 4, 5, aw-fen-, of-en-/US // əˈfɛn sɪv or, for 4, 5, ˈɔ fɛn-, ˈɒf ɛn- //UK // (əˈfɛnsɪv) //

攻击性的,攻击性,冒犯性,进攻性

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

n.名词 noun

1
- : the position or attitude of aggression or attack: to take the offensive.
- : an aggressive movement or attack: a carefully planned naval offensive.

adj.disrespectful, insulting; displeasing

Synonyms

It marked the first time the organization agreed to change a bird’s name because it was racially offensive.
He risks upsetting the fans, not to mention his offensive line.
Okay, Einav Hart is a good sport, but our goal today isn’t to ask questions that are outright offensive.
Heinicke, who was set to become a restricted free agent in March, said he wanted to stay with Washington because a two-year deal gives him security and he feels comfortable with Coach Ron Rivera and offensive coordinator Scott Turner.
Taking advanced metrics like those into account, Turner’s defensive contributions stand out far more than his traditional offensive numbers do.
There is no such thing as speech so hateful or offensive it somehow “justifies” or “legitimizes” the use of violence.
It is not only clerics and Islamic ideologues who use offensive words and images to describe the sexual life of Westerners.
After all, the Russians were about to mount a winter offensive of their own.
Seeking to be celebrated for simply hiring a woman is tokenizing and offensive.
The story was so appalling, the attack so brutish and morally offensive, that it provoked an immediate, furious response.
It being offensive to the French, they took none of it with them on their return.

/uh-fen-siv or, for 4, 5, aw-fen-, of-en-/US // əˈfɛn sɪv or, for 4, 5, ˈɔ fɛn-, ˈɒf ɛn- //UK // (əˈfɛnsɪv) //

攻击性的,攻击性,冒犯性,进攻性

adj.形容词 adjective

n.名词 noun

1
- : the position or attitude of aggression or attack: to take the offensive.
- : an aggressive movement or attack: a carefully planned naval offensive.

adj.disrespectful, insulting; displeasing

Synonyms

It marked the first time the organization agreed to change a bird’s name because it was racially offensive.
He risks upsetting the fans, not to mention his offensive line.
Okay, Einav Hart is a good sport, but our goal today isn’t to ask questions that are outright offensive.
Heinicke, who was set to become a restricted free agent in March, said he wanted to stay with Washington because a two-year deal gives him security and he feels comfortable with Coach Ron Rivera and offensive coordinator Scott Turner.
Taking advanced metrics like those into account, Turner’s defensive contributions stand out far more than his traditional offensive numbers do.
There is no such thing as speech so hateful or offensive it somehow “justifies” or “legitimizes” the use of violence.
It is not only clerics and Islamic ideologues who use offensive words and images to describe the sexual life of Westerners.
After all, the Russians were about to mount a winter offensive of their own.
Seeking to be celebrated for simply hiring a woman is tokenizing and offensive.
The story was so appalling, the attack so brutish and morally offensive, that it provoked an immediate, furious response.
It being offensive to the French, they took none of it with them on their return.