/ˈɒfə(r); US ˈɔ:f- ||; ˈɔfɚ/noun[C]
1 an offer (of sth);an offer (to do sth) a statement offering to do sth or give sth to sb (做某事或给予某事物的)提议:
She accepted my offer of help. 她接受了我的提议,让我帮她忙。
Thank you for your kind offer to help. 谢谢你愿意提供帮助的好意。 We can make, accept, refuse, turn down or withdraw an offer. 我们可以作出(make)、接受(accept)、拒绝(refuse/turn down)或收回(withdraw)一个提议(offer)。
2 an offer (of sth) (for sth) an amount of money that you say you will give for sth 开价;出价:
They've made an offer for the house. 他们出价想买下那座房子。
We've turned down (= refused) an offer of £90000. 我们拒绝了90000英镑的开价。
3 a low price for sth in a shop, usually for a short time 优惠价(通常是短期的):
See below for details of our special holiday offer. 有关节日特别优惠的详情,请参阅下文。
on offer
1 for sale or available 出售;提供:
The college has a wide range of courses on offer. 学院有多项课程可供选择。
2 (especially Brit 尤为英) for sale at a lower price than usual for a certain time (在一段时间内)削价出售:
This cheese is on offer until next week. 这种干酪现正减价出售,直到下星期为止。
or nearest offer; ono→
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