offset
美[ˈɔ:fset] vi.形成分支，长出分枝；装支管
n.开端；出发；平版印刷；抵消，补偿
adj.分支的；偏（离中）心的；抵消的；开端的
网络平移；偏置；补偿；偏移
1 . The decline in marriage has been offset by a rise in cohabitation.
结婚人数的减少由于同居人数的增加而得以弥补。
来自柯林斯例句
2 . Prices have risen in order to offset the increased cost of materials.
为补偿原料成本的增加而提高了价格。
来自《权威词典》
3 . The slowdown in domestic demand was offset by an increase in exports.
国内需求放缓和出口增长互相抵消了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4 . Their wage increases would be offset by higher prices.
他们增加的工资会被物价上涨所抵消.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5 . They jump their prices to offset heavy expenditures.
他们提高物价来抵销庞大的开支.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
1.the time at which something is supposed to begin;
they got an early start
2.a compensating equivalent
3.a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
4.a natural consequence of development
5.a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
6.structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
1.compensate for or counterbalance;
offset deposits and withdrawals
2.make up for;
His skills offset his opponent's superior strength
3.cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface
4.create an offset in;
offset a wall
5.produce by offset printing;
offset the conference proceedings