offset If one thing is offset by another, the effect of the first thing is reduced by the second, so that any advantage or disadvantage is cancelled out. 如果一件事被另一件事offset了，那么就是说第一件事的效果被第二件事抵消了，因此有利就被不利或者不利就被有利抵消没了。 公爵身高的矮就被他巨大的假发抵消了。 The Duke's lack of height was offset by his enormous wig. 即使不穿鞋，他也比大多数人高出许多，因为他的假发就有五英尺高。假发的价格接近1万美元，但它的质量很好地抵消了这一成本。 The cost of the wig—close to $10,000—was easily offset by its quality.