vt.

1. 補償；抵銷
   The pay raise will be offset by inflation.

   增加的薪資會被通貨膨脹所抵銷。

2. 把……並列，襯托出
3. 為（管道等）裝支管
4. 用平版印刷術印刷

vi.

1. 形成支管；裝支管
2. 用平版印刷術

n.[C]

1. 補償；抵銷
   In basketball, his speed and cleverness were an offset to his small size.

   打籃球時，他的速度和機智彌補了他身材矮小的不足。

2. （管道等的）支管；（樹木的）橫枝，旁枝
3. 平版印刷
4. 【電腦】偏移量

1. offset的動詞過去式、過去分詞

n.

1. a consideration or amount that diminishes or balances the effect of an opposite one.
2. the amount by which something is out of line.
3. Surveying  a short distance measured perpendicularly from the main line of measurement.
4. a side shoot from a plant serving for propagation.
5. a spur in a mountain range.
6. Architecture  a sloping ledge in a wall or other feature where the thickness of the part above is diminished.
7. a bend in a pipe to carry it past an obstacle.
8. a method of printing in which ink is transferred from a plate or stone to a uniform rubber surface and from that to the paper.

v.

1. counterbalance; compensate for.
2. place out of line.
3. transfer an impression by means of offset printing.