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1934 offset¹

今天我们要学的词是 offset. Offset 是动词，意思是抵销。Daily exercise can offset the negative effects of holiday binging. 每天锻炼可以消除假日大吃大喝带来的负面影响。今年假日购物期间，美国消费者网上购物流量大增，不过，The growth was offset by a decline in physical stores. 网上购物的增长被消费者在实体店购物的减少抵销掉了。The postal² service will increase the price of stamps in order to offset its losses during the economic downturn. 美国邮政总局将对邮票提价，帮助消除经济衰退期间的亏损。好的，今天我们学习的词是 offset, offset, offset...

1 offset   

n.分支，补偿；v.抵消，补偿

参考例句：

• Their wage increases would be offset by higher prices.他们增加的工资会被物价上涨所抵消。
• He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials.他提高了售价以补偿材料成本的增加。

2 postal   

adj.邮政的，邮局的

参考例句：

• A postal network now covers the whole country.邮路遍及全国。
• Remember to use postal code.勿忘使用邮政编码。