Word · Frequency #5947
offensive
进攻；攻击；攻势
An attack, especially a military one; the act or posture of attacking.
- 1.
An attack.
攻击
- 2.
the action of attacking an enemy
进攻敌人的行动
- 3.
The posture of attacking or being able to attack.
进攻或能够进攻的姿态
攻击；进攻敌人的行动；进攻或能够进攻的姿态
In use
The general launched a massive offensive at dawn.
The army's offensive lasted for three weeks before they achieved victory.
They prepared a new offensive to retake the lost territory.
go on the offensive
go on the offensive 是固定搭配，表示从防守转为主动攻击。
Facing heavy criticism, the mayor went on the offensive in the press conference.
面对强烈批评，市长在新闻发布会上采取了攻势。
launch an offensive (against sb/sth)
launch an offensive 意为“发起进攻/攻势”，后面常接 against 引出进攻对象。
The army launched a major offensive against the rebel forces.
军队对叛军发动了大规模攻势。
be on the offensive
be on the offensive 描述一种主动进攻的状态，而 go on the offensive 强调开始进攻的动作。
Connections
Collocations
- military offensive
- 军事攻势
- The army launched a major military offensive at dawn.军队在黎明时发动了大规模军事攻势。
- launch an offensive
- 发动攻势
- The rebels launched an offensive against the capital.叛军对首都发动了攻势。
- go on the offensive
- 采取攻势
- The team went on the offensive in the second half.球队在下半场转为攻势。
- take the offensive
- 转为攻势
- The candidate took the offensive in the debate.候选人在辩论中转为攻势。
Idioms & figurative uses
- take the offensive
- 采取攻势；主动进攻After months of defense, the company decided to take the offensive in the market.在防守数月之后，公司决定在市场上采取攻势。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
名词 offensive 是“进攻”：想象开头的 off 是“把敌人打掉”，随即冲出即攻势；与形容词“冒犯的”区分，名词多用于 go on the offensive（发动攻势）。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：军事报道、新闻标题、战略讨论 作名词时通常用于军事或战略语境，指进攻行动或攻势；多出现在新闻报道或正式表述中，日常口语较少使用。
Grammar Note
该词常用于军事语境，指进攻行动。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 offensive /əˈfɛnsɪv/ 押韵的词有 defensive /dɪˈfɛnsɪv/、expensive /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/、comprehensive /ˌkɒmprɪˈhɛnsɪv/ 和 pensive /ˈpɛnsɪv/：它们重读元音后的 /ɛnsɪv/ 与 offensive 相同。注意 aggressive /əˈɡrɛsɪv/ 和 progressive /prəˈɡrɛsɪv/ 虽然也以 -sive 结尾，但实际读 /ɛsɪv/，中间没有 /n/，所以不押韵。拼写相近的 offense /əˈfɛns/ 发音也不同，不要混淆。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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