offshore
/ˌɒfˈʃɔː(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈɔfʃˈɔr] /ˌɔːfˈʃɔːr/ (ame, ipa) · [ˈɔfʃˈɔr] /ˈȯf-ˈshȯr/ (ame, mw) · /ˌɒfˈʃɔːr/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈɔfʃˈɔr] /ˌɑːfˈʃɔːr/ (ame, ipa)
offshore — 形容詞
- offshorepositive
- more offshorecomparative
- most offshoresuperlative
1. out in the sea but still fairly close to the coast — used to describe things tha
近海的
位於離岸不遠海上的
out in the sea but still fairly close to the coast — used to describe things that sit, happen, or are built on the water rather than on land.
An offshore wind farm sits about ten kilometres west of Changhua coast.
一座離岸風電場位於彰化海岸以西約十公里處。
offshore + noun: offshore wind farm
Norway built many offshore oil rigs in the North Sea during the 1970s.
挪威於一九七零年代在北海建造了許多海上鑽油平台。
collocation: offshore oil rig / drilling platform
Fishermen in Donggang sometimes spot dolphins in the offshore waters at sunrise.
東港的漁民有時在清晨於近海海域看到海豚。
The new offshore power cable will carry electricity from sea turbines back to the city.
新的離岸電纜將把海上風機的電力送回市區。
Heavy storms damaged two offshore drilling platforms last winter.
去年冬天的強風暴損壞了兩座海上鑽油平台。
文法句型
offshore + noun
用法筆記
Almost always used before a noun (attributive). Distinguish from sense 3 (FOREIGN BUSINESS): an offshore rig is a real platform in the sea, while an offshore account is in a foreign country and may be nowhere near the sea.
常見錯誤
2. of a wind or breeze: starting on the land and pushing out toward the sea — the o
由岸吹向海的
從陸地朝海面吹的（風）
of a wind or breeze: starting on the land and pushing out toward the sea — the opposite direction to a sea breeze that arrives at the beach.
Surfers in Kenting prefer mornings when a steady offshore breeze holds the wave faces clean.
墾丁的衝浪客喜歡早上有穩定離岸風讓浪面保持乾淨的時候。
collocation: offshore breeze / wind
A strong offshore wind blew Maya's straw hat far out into the bay.
一陣強勁的離岸風把瑪雅的草帽吹到了海灣外面。
Sailors check the forecast for offshore winds before leaving the small fishing harbour.
水手們在離開小漁港前會查看離岸風的氣象預報。
The kite kept rising because the offshore breeze pushed it away from the shore.
風箏一直往上升，因為由岸吹向海的風把它推離了海岸。
- land breeze
common weather term for the same kind of wind, especially at night
- onshore
describes wind moving from sea toward land
- sea breeze
daytime wind blowing from the sea onto the land
文法句型
offshore + wind/breeze
用法筆記
Counter-intuitive for many learners: an offshore wind blows FROM the shore TOWARD the sea, not toward the shore. The shore is the starting point, not the destination. Most often combined with 'wind' or 'breeze'.
常見錯誤
3. set up or registered abroad, typically somewhere with lower taxes or looser fina
境外的
登記或設於外國以節稅的
set up or registered abroad, typically somewhere with lower taxes or looser financial rules — used of banks, accounts, companies, or money kept outside one's home country to save on costs.
The journalist found that the minister had hidden three million dollars in offshore accounts.
記者發現該部長在境外帳戶藏了三百萬美元。
collocation: offshore account / bank account
Many tech firms set up offshore companies in the Cayman Islands to lower their tax bills.
許多科技公司在開曼群島設立境外公司以降低稅負。
collocation: offshore company; typical location named
Wealthy clients often ask their lawyers about offshore trusts and how they work.
富裕客戶常向律師詢問境外信託及其運作方式。
Government investigators are now tracking the family's offshore funds in Switzerland.
政府調查人員正在追查該家族在瑞士的境外資金。
An offshore investment fund based in Bermuda pays almost no local tax.
一檔位於百慕達的境外投資基金幾乎不需繳當地稅。
文法句型
offshore + company / account / fund
用法筆記
Often carries a slightly negative tone — readers may assume the goal is tax avoidance or hiding money, even when the arrangement is legal. Distinguish from sense 1 (AT SEA): an offshore account has nothing to do with the ocean.
常見錯誤
offshore — 動詞
- offshorepresent simple I / you / we / they
- offshores3rd person singular
- offshoring-ing form
- offshoredpast simple
1. to move part of a company's work — such as factory jobs, customer service, or so
外移至海外
把業務遷至外國以省成本
to move part of a company's work — such as factory jobs, customer service, or software tasks — to a different country where wages or running costs are lower.
The bank offshored most of its call-centre jobs to Manila to cut staff costs.
該銀行將大部分客服中心的工作外移至馬尼拉以節省人事成本。
pattern: offshore X to + country
Many German carmakers offshored parts production to factories in Eastern Europe.
許多德國車廠把零件生產外移至東歐的工廠。
typical object: production / manufacturing
The startup offshored its software testing to a small team in Vietnam.
這家新創公司把軟體測試工作外包到越南的小團隊。
Workers protested last week after the company offshored hundreds of factory jobs to Mexico.
公司上週將數百個工廠職位外移至墨西哥後，工人們發起了抗議。
文法句型
offshore + noun (jobs / production / work)
offshore something to + country
用法筆記
Object is usually a kind of work or a department (jobs, production, services, support), not a person. Frequently followed by 'to + country'. Often appears in news writing about layoffs or cost cutting.
常見錯誤
offshore — 副詞
1. in a position out on the sea away from the land, or moving in that direction — u
在外海
在離岸的海上或朝外海方向
in a position out on the sea away from the land, or moving in that direction — used after verbs to say where something is or where it is going.
Two fishing boats were anchored offshore, waiting for the morning tide.
兩艘漁船停泊在外海，等候清晨的潮水。
verb + offshore: anchored offshore
The empty raft drifted offshore until the coast guard towed it back.
那艘空筏漂向外海，直到海岸防衛隊把它拖了回來。
verb + offshore: drifted offshore
Diego swam offshore for about fifty metres before turning back to the beach.
迪亞哥往外海游了大約五十公尺，才轉身回到沙灘。
A whale was spotted offshore by tourists on the cliff path.
懸崖步道上的遊客在外海看到了一頭鯨魚。
The ferry stopped offshore because the harbour was too shallow at low tide.
由於港口在退潮時太淺，渡輪只好停在外海。
- out at sea
longer phrase; same idea but suggests a greater distance from land
- seaward
more formal; emphasises the direction toward the sea
文法句型
verb + offshore
anchored / drift / sail + offshore
用法筆記
Comes AFTER the verb or noun it describes ('anchored offshore', 'a boat offshore'), unlike adjective sense 1 which sits before the noun ('an offshore platform'). Same word, different position in the sentence.
常見錯誤
offshore — 介系詞
1. in the sea a short distance from the coast of a named place — used mainly in new
在...近海
在某地海岸外不遠處
in the sea a short distance from the coast of a named place — used mainly in news, geography, or technical writing to give a rough location at sea.
A magnitude-six earthquake struck offshore Hualien early on Sunday morning.
週日清晨，花蓮近海發生規模六的地震。
offshore + place name: offshore Hualien
Researchers tagged twenty sea turtles offshore Penghu last summer.
研究人員去年夏天在澎湖近海為二十隻海龜做了標記。
The cargo ship lost power offshore Singapore and drifted for three hours.
這艘貨輪在新加坡近海失去動力，漂流了三個小時。
Several whales were filmed offshore California by a marine biology team.
海洋生物團隊在加州近海拍到了好幾頭鯨魚。
- off
shorter; standard everyday equivalent ('off the coast of Hualien')
文法句型
offshore + place name
用法筆記
Mostly used in formal news and scientific reports, often interchangeable with 'off the coast of'. The simpler 'off' or 'off the coast of' is more common in everyday speech.