1. 讨厌的，令人不快的　causing offense; unpleasant
2. 攻击的　for attacking

　～ smells　令人讨厌的气味
　～ weapons　攻击性武器
　～ to　对…冒犯的

　She said some offensive remarks.　她说了一些令人不快的话。
　He took up offensive words.　他发出攻击性的言论。
　I found him very offensive.　我觉得他非常讨厌。

C 进攻，攻势a continued military attack

　break off an ～　突然停止进攻
　carry out an ～　进攻
　plan an ～　部署攻势
　new ～　新攻势
　air ～　空中优势
　～ against　反…攻势

　They mouthed a trade offensive.　他们发动了一场贸易攻势。

 ♣ on the offensive
　准备攻击　making an attack or ready to attack
　They will do on the offensive.　他们正准备攻击。
 ♣ take the offensive
　进攻　attack first
　If all else fails, I will take the offensive.　如果其他方法不行，我将采取攻势。

　［派生词］ offensively adv.进攻地；冒犯地
　［同义词］ adj. attacking, distasteful n. assault, attack
　［反义词］ adj. attractive, defensive