Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - offensive
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Offensive
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(offensives) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that is offensive upsets or embarrasses people because it is rude or insulting. Some friends of his found the play horribly offensive. ...offensive remarks which called into question the integrity of my firm. ADJ • offensively The group who had been shouting offensively opened to let her through... ADV: ADV after v, ADV adj 2. A military offensive is a carefully planned attack made by a large group of soldiers. Its latest military offensive against rebel forces is aimed at re-opening important trade routes... N-COUNT: oft supp N 3. If you conduct an offensive, you take strong action to show how angry you are about something or how much you disapprove of something. Republicans acknowledged that they had little choice but to mount an all-out offensive on the Democratic nominee. N-COUNT: usu supp N see also charm offensive 4. If you go on the offensive, go over to the offensive, or take the offensive, you begin to take strong action against people who have been attacking you. The West African forces went on the offensive in response to attacks on them... The Foreign Secretary has decided to take the offensive in the discussion on the future of the community. PHRASE: V inflects
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I. adjective Date: circa 1564 1. a. making attack ; aggressive b. of, relating to, or designed for attack ~ weapons c. of or relating to an attempt to score in a game or contest; also of or relating to a team in possession of the ball or puck 2. giving painful or unpleasant sensations ; nauseous, obnoxious an ~ odor 3. causing displeasure or resentment ~ remarks • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun II. noun Date: 1687 1. the act of an attacking party 2. attack ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 giving or meant or likely to give offence; insulting (offensive language). 2 disgusting, foul-smelling, nauseous, repulsive. 3 a aggressive, attacking. b (of a weapon) meant for use in attack. --n. 1 an aggressive action or attitude (take the offensive). 2 an attack, an offensive campaign or stroke. 3 aggressive or forceful action in pursuit of a cause (a peace offensive). Derivatives offensively adv. offensiveness n. Etymology: F offensif -ive or med.L offensivus (as OFFENCE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. наступление, атака 2. peace offensive мирное наступление on the offensive —- в наступлении to act on the offensive —- наступать to take the offensive —- перейти в наступление, занять наступательную позицию the offensive is the safest defence —- наступление - лучший способ защиты 3. обидный, оскорбительный offensive remark —- оскорбительное замечание offensive language —- оскорбления offensive joke —- обидная шутка 4. неприятный, противный, отвратительный offensive sight —- отвратительное зрелище offensive television commercials —- низкопробная телереклама 5. наступательный; наступающий offensive strategy —- наступательная стратегия offensive players —- атакующие игроки 6. воен. наступательный offensive war —- наступательная война offensive warfare —- наступательные военные действия offensive combat —- наступательный бой offensive blow —- наступление offensive gas —- боевое отравляющее вещество offensive riposte —- контратака при отходе offensive reconnaissance —- разведка боем ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun наступление, наступательная операция; - act on the offensive - take the offensive - go into the offensive - peace offensive Syn: see aggression 2. adj. 1) оскорбительный, обидный; - offensive language 2) отвратительный, противный; offensive sight - отвратительное зрелище 3) наступательный, агрессивный; - offensive defensive - offensive return - offensive stroke - offensive war Syn: see obnoxious OFFENSIVE stroke удар по противнику; OFFENSIVE defensive mil. активная оборона; OFFENSIVE language оскорбления OFFENSIVE return переход в контратаку; переход в контрнаступление; OFFENSIVE war наступательная война ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 adj 1 very rude or insulting and likely to upset people (I found her remarks deeply offensive.) (crude jokes that are offensive to women) (- opposite inoffensive) 2 formal unpleasant (an offensive smell) 3 only before noun for attacking (offensive weapons | The troops took up offensive positions.) (- opposite defensive1 (1)) 4 AmE concerned with getting points and getting a game, as opposed to stopping the other team from getting points (offensive play | an offensive coach) (- opposite defensive1 (3)) - offensively adv (His clothes smelled slightly, but not offensively. | The planes were too few to be used offensively.) - offensiveness n ~2 n 1 a planned military attack involving large forces over a long period (On March 6th they launched a full-scale offensive.) 2 be on the offensive to be ready to attack or criticize people 3 take the offensive/go on the offensive to be the first to make an attack or strong criticism 4 sales/charm/PR offensive a planned set of actions intended to influence a lot of people ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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