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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.