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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

抵消 [dǐxiāo]
  1. 1. verb
    他的勤奋抵消了经验不足。
    His industriousness is enough to compensate for his inexperience.
    正、负数抵消
    Positive and negative numbers cancel each other out.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

抵消 [dǐxiāo]
  1. 1. offset; cancel out; counteract
    抵消影响
    offset an influence
    抵消药物的作用
    counteract the effect of a medicine

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

抵消 [dǐxiāo]
  1. 1. 两种事物的作用因相反而相互消除
    我们的努力被他的错误做法抵消

Examples

抵消药物的作用
counteract the effect of a medicine
正、负数抵消
Positive and negative numbers cancel each other out.
they cancel each other out
他们相互抵消
China railway raised freight rates to offset domestic oil price rise.
中国铁道部提高了货物运费以抵消国内油价上涨带来的影响。
He fitted the rope lashings of the oars onto the thole pins and, leaning forward against the thrust of the blades in the water, he began to row out of the harbor in the dark.
他把桨上的绳圈套在桨座的钉子上,身子朝前冲,抵消桨片在水中所遇到的阻力,在黑暗中动手划出港去。

Collocations

力量抵消
counteracting force
全部抵消
offset completely
两相抵消
cancel each other out
正负抵消
to even out the positive and negative
抵消
balanced out

Word Decomposition


[dǐ]
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[xiāo]

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