搜尋結果
offshore
- situated at sea some distance from the shore；(of a wind) blowing towards the sea from the land
- at sea some distance from the shore；towards the sea from the land
- relocate (a business or department) to a foreign country to take advantage of lower taxes or costs
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- 釋義
形容詞
- 1. situated at sea some distance from the shore this huge stretch of coastline is dominated by offshore barrier islands
- ▪ (of a wind) blowing towards the sea from the land offshore winds
- ▪ relating to the business of extracting oil or gas from the seabed a safety regime for the offshore industry
- 2. made, situated, or registered abroad, especially in order to take advantage of lower taxes or costs or less stringent regulation deposits in offshore accounts
- ▪ of or derived from a foreign country offshore politics
副詞
- 1. at sea some distance from the shore we dropped anchor offshore
- ▪ towards the sea from the land weather forecasters say the cyclone should move offshore
- ▪ in the business of extracting oil or gas from the seabed the trainees will eventually work offshore
- 2. in a foreign country, especially in order to take advantage of lower taxes or costs or less stringent regulation big businesses in most cases pay little or no tax if they are registered offshore
動詞
- 1. relocate (a business or department) to a foreign country to take advantage of lower taxes or costs he predicts that 750,000 UK jobs will be offshored in the next 10 years
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美式
- situated at sea some distance from the shore: this huge stretch of coastline is dominated by offshore barrier islands
- at sea some distance from the shore: we dropped anchor offshore
- relocate (a business or department) to a foreign country to take advantage of lower taxes or costs: firms had offshored some activities by early 2004
Oxford American Dictionary
