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IELTS BNC: 1550 COCA: 22003

offence

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Related topics: Crime, Military
of·fence British EnglishBrE, offense American English /əˈfens/ ●●● S3 W2 noun
1  [countableC]SCCCRIME an illegal action or a crime 違法行爲；犯罪
His solicitor said he committed the offence because he was heavily in debt.
他的律師說他犯罪是因爲欠下巨債。
offence against
sexual offences against children
對兒童的性犯罪
► see thesaurus at crime
2  [uncountableU]OFFEND when you offend or upset someone by something you do or say 得罪，冒犯
cause/give offence
The problem was how to say ‘no’ to her without causing offence.
問題是怎樣拒絕她而又不得罪她。
Don’t be upset by what he said; he meant no offence (=did not intend to offend anyone).
不要爲他的話而生氣，他並沒有冒犯誰的意思。
3  no offence spokenOFFEND used to tell someone that you hope that what you are going to say or do will not offend them 沒有冒犯的意思，請别見怪
No offense, but this cheese tastes like rubber.
請别見怪，這奶酪吃起來像是嚼橡膠。
Examples from the Corpus
no offence• But it is not unlawful force, and the intruder is aware that it is not, and no offence is committed.• So long as the defendant does not communicate his intention, he commits no offence.• Unless the circumstances are such that he fears that violence is likely, no offence is committed.• Any one of your tenants, Sir John, and I mean no offence, could be the assassin.• No flowers, by request; no offence meant, and none taken.• I've not spoken to a soul in the last fortnight, except for you - sorry, no offence meant.• It was held that no offence was committed.• There was no offence being committed.
4  take offence (at something) OFFENDto feel offended because of something someone says or does 對(某事)生氣，因(某事)見怪
I think he took offence at my lack of enthusiasm.
我覺得他因爲我缺乏熱情而不開心了。
Examples from the Corpus
take offence (at something)• Poor Mrs Sugden considered we were being very superior, and took offence.• There was little point in taking offence, and no time to do so in any case.• Lane did not take offence at his boss's comment, nor did he slow down.• Would Bonaventure return or take offence at not being fed by him and disappear for ever into the stinking alleyways?• The driver would have known it was his first time, didn't take offence at the yelling.• It is music for the coach trade, at which only the most high-minded purist is likely to take offence.• Corbett loved the brilliant logic delivered so tongue-in-cheek that only those who wished to take offence would be affronted.• No one will take offence and you might secure win: win.
5  [uncountableU] formalPMATTACK the act of attacking 進攻，攻擊行爲
the weapon of offence used during the attack
襲擊時使用的兇器
 COLLOCATIONS
verbs
commit an offence (=do something that is against the law) 犯罪
He had committed the offence of dangerous driving.
他犯了危險駕駛罪。
charge somebody with an offence 指控某人犯罪
In that year, 367 people were charged with terrorist offences.
那年有367人被控犯有恐怖襲擊罪行。
convict somebody of an offence (=say officially that they are guilty) 宣判某人有罪
nThe number of women convicted of serious offences is fairly small.
admit an offence 承認犯罪
nHe had admitted sex offences against children.
phrases
it is an offence to do something 做某事違法
It is an offence to carry a weapon in a public place.
在公共場所攜帶武器是違法的。
an offence punishable by/with something 可處以某種懲罰的罪行
Possession of the drug is an offence punishable by up to one year’s imprisonment.
持有毒品屬犯罪行爲，最高可判刑一年。
make something an offence/make it an offence to do something 把(做)某事定爲違法
nThe Act made it an offence to sell cigarettes to children under 16.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + offence
a criminal offence 刑事犯罪
It is a criminal offence to sell alcohol to someone under the age of 18.
向未滿18歲者售酒構成刑事犯罪。
a serious offence 重罪
serious offences such as murder or armed robbery
謀殺或持械搶劫之類的重罪
a minor offence 輕罪，輕微違法
The police cautioned him for a minor offence.
警方對他的輕微違法行爲作出了警告。
a first offence 初犯
Because it was a first offence, she was not sent to prison.
因爲是初犯，她沒有被判坐牢。
a lesser offence (=one that is not as serious as another offence) 情節較輕的罪行
nFor rioting you can receive ten years in prison, while for the lesser offence of violent disorder you can receive five years in prison.
a federal offense American EnglishAmE (=a very serious offence against the law of the US, rather than against a state’s law) 違反聯邦法律的罪行
nThe turtles are rare, and it is a federal offense to take them to another state.
a driving/parking/traffic offence 違章行駛/違法停車/交通違法行爲
nSpeeding is the most common traffic offence.
a sex/drug/terrorist etc offence 性犯罪/涉毒犯罪/恐怖犯罪等
nThirty-three people were charged with drug offences.
na punishable offence (=one that you can be punished for)
Lying in court is a punishable offense.
na capital offence (=one for which death is the punishment)
Drug smuggling was made a capital offense in 1987.
nan arrestable/indictable offence (=one that you can be arrested for or must go to court for)
Indictable offences are tried by a jury in a Crown Court.
Examples from the Corpus
offence• It became an offence for anyone in charge of children to allow them to bet in public places or to enter brothels.• Davies claimed that he did not know he was committing an offence by accessing the website.• It is an offence for companies to recruit a non-disabled worker when they are below the quota.• It is an offence for a shopkeeper to sell alcohol to anyone under 18.• Travelling on the train without a ticket is an offence.• Driving when drunk is a criminal offence.• The bill seeks to make it a criminal offence to inflict cruelty on any animal.• Bates is being tried for offences committed in the early 1990s.• Motorists can be fined on the spot for minor offences, such as speeding.• Hewson was arrested for a number of minor offences.• He would deck himself out in the kind of clothes that would give most offence to her were she alive.• Most of its historical anomalies survive in the present offence.• A second offence carries a life ban.• That phrase is read narrowly to convict the accused of handling rather than theft, handling being a more serious offence than theft.• The number of women convicted of serious offences is still relatively small.• Speeding offences are usually punishable by a fine.• He attributed the offence to pressure from his friends to carry the scheme out, when it was thought up.
cause/give offence• On the down side, domestic broadcasters decided to ban any songs or plays that could cause offence.• I quite understand that this implication has caused offence or distress to some people, for which I apologise.• The King's religious policies, strictly applied by Archbishop Laud, gave offence to the Puritan merchants and artisans.• This does not mean that we shall shy away from tackling difficult subjects that may cause offence.• No need to accept every one of the invitations which kept on being delivered because of Amabel's fear of giving offence.• He was sensitive, vulnerable, amazed when his honest truths gave offence.• What causes offence is that he merely represents a shifting of values for the mass of young people.
From Longman Business Dictionary
offenceof·fence /əˈfens/ British EnglishBrE, offense American EnglishAmE noun
1[countableC]LAW an illegal action or a crime
The company was not aware that it was committing an offence.
It is an offence to sell alcoholic liquor without a licence.
You may be guilty of a criminal offence.
2[uncountableU] behaviour which makes someone angry or upset
As a manager, you must know how to handle a difficult customer without giving offence.

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