Hayley教口語，“抵消”用英語怎么說？

If one thing is offset by another, the effect of the first thing is reduced by the second, so that any advantage or disadvantage is cancelled out.

如果一件事被另一件事offset了，那么就是說第一件事的效果被第二件事抵消了，因此有利就被不利或者不利就被有利抵消沒了。

公爵身高的矮就被他巨大的假發(fā)抵消了。

The Duke's lack of height was offset by his enormous wig.

即使不穿鞋，他也比大多數(shù)人高出許多，因?yàn)樗募侔l(fā)就有五英尺高。假發(fā)的價格接近1萬美元，但它的質(zhì)量很好地抵消了這一成本。

The cost of the wig—close to $10,000—was easily offset by its quality.