offence
English - Vietnamese dictionary
offence /ə'fens/- danh từ
- sự phạm tội; tội, lỗi
- (từ hiếm,nghĩa hiếm) sự tấn công; thế tấn công
- the most effective defence is offence: sự phòng thủ có hiệu quả nhất là tấn công
- sự xúc phạm, sự làm bực mình, sự làm mất lòng
- no offence was meant: không cố ý làm mất lòng
- to give offence to somebody: làm mếch lòng ai
- to take offence: mếch lòng
- sự vi phạm luật lệ, sự vi phạm nội quy
- (từ hiếm,nghĩa hiếm) vật chướng ngại
Advanced English dictionary
(BrE) (AmE offense)+ noun
1 [C] ~ (against sb/sth) an illegal act
Synonym: CRIME
a criminal / serious / minor / sexual offence + a first offence (= the first time that sb has been found guilty of a crime) + a capital offence (= one for which sb may be punished by death) + He was not aware that he had committed an offence. + an offence against society / humanity / the state + New legislation makes it an offence to carry guns.
2 [U] the act of upsetting or insulting sb: I'm sure he meant no offence when he said that. + The photo on the cover of the book may cause offence to some people. + No one will take offence (= feel upset or insulted) if you leave early. + Don't be so quick to take offence.
Idioms: no offence (spoken) used to say that you do not mean to upset or insult sb by sth you say or do: No offence, but I'd really like to be on my own.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 violation, breach, crime, felony, misdemeanour, infraction, transgression, trespass, wrong, wrongdoing, sin, peccadillo, misdeed, fault, infringement, malefaction; dereliction, lapse, slip, error:
He was accused of offences against the rights of others. Some regard the splitting of an infinitive an offence against the Queen's English
2 give offence. incur displeasure, create annoyance or irritation or resentment or pique, evoke indignation or anger; slight, injure, hurt, harm, offend, insult, outrage, Colloq put (someone) down:
He denied that he meant to give offence in his criticism of the play
3 take offence. take umbrage, feel displeasure or annoyance or resentment or pique or indignation, be angered or enraged:
Why should you take offence at what a fool says?
Collocation
1 illegal act
ADJ.
grave, heinous, major, serious | lesser, minor, petty, trivial | alleged | statutory | arrestable, bookable, imprisonable, indictable, punishable, sackable
The offence is punishable by up to three months' imprisonment.
| criminal, disciplinary | driving, political, sexual, terrorist
Motorists may be fined on the spot for driving offences such as speeding.
| violent | drug-related
PREP.
~ against
offences against public decency
CRIMES:
be guilty of, commit ~
Two key witnesses at her trial committed perjury.
accuse sb of, charge sb with ~
He has been accused of her murder.
convict sb of, find sb guilty of ~
She was found guilty of high treason.
acquit sb of ~
The engineer responsible for the collapse of the bridge was acquitted of manslaughter.
admit, confess to, deny ~
All three men have denied assault. She admitted 33 assault charges.
plead guilty/not guilty to ~
He pleaded guilty to a charge of gross indecency.
investigate (sb for) ~
She is being investigated for suspected bribery.
be suspected for/of ~
He was the least likely to be suspected of her murder.
be/come under investigation for ~
She was the second minister to come under investigation for corruption.
be wanted for ~ be wanted on charges of ~
He was wanted on charges of espionage.
solve
a case, crime, murder, robbery, theftThe police and the public must work together to solve the murder.
arrest sb for ~
Jean was arrested for arson.
be tried for, stand trial for ~
to stand trial for extortion
~ case/trial
The nurse's murder trial continues.
~ charge
The police agreed to drop the conspiracy charges against him.
a charge/count of ~
The jury convicted her on two counts of theft.
2 hurt feelings
VERB + OFFENCE
cause, give | take
PREP.
~ at
He takes offence at the slightest joke against him.
| ~ to
I didn't mean to give offence to anyone.
PHRASES
no offence (intended/meant)
No offence intended, but are you sure your calculations are right?
Concise dictionary
offencesə'fensnoun
+the action of attacking an enemy
+the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
+a feeling of anger caused by being offended
+a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
+a crime less serious than a felony
