/əˈfens ||; əˈfɛns/(
US 美 offense)
noun 1 [C] (formal 正式)an offence (against sth) a crime; an illegal action 罪行；违法行为: to commit an offence 犯法a criminal/minor/serious/sexual offence 刑事罪行；轻微罪行；严重罪行；性犯罪
2 [U] offence (to sb/sth) the act of upsetting or insulting sb 冒犯；得罪；使不悦: I didn't mean to cause you any offence. 我不是有意使你不高兴的。
take offence (at sth) to feel upset or hurt by sb/sth 对…感到生气；受…的伤害