They were outplayed by the Colombians'slick passing and decisive finishing.他们败给了哥伦比亚人灵巧的传球和决定性的最后一击。Vacations have lengthened and the work week has shortened.假期延长了，工作周变短了。Open-air exercise undoubtedly has lengthened the old man's life.户外运动无疑延长了老人的寿命。2）one thing set off or developed from something else 衍生物3）the start or initial stage;the outset 开始，开端v.to counterbalance，counteract，or compensate for 平衡；中和；补偿fringe benefits designed to offset low salaries用以补偿低工资的额外福利The gains offset the losses.收支相抵。The conflict degenerating into civil war is everybody's nightmare scenario.这场冲突恶化成内战成为每个人的噩梦。

The apparatus thus described，however，records only the horizontal component of the wave movement.然而，仪器的如此描述只记录下波的运动的水平组成部分。adj.used to describe activities that are done as a normal part of a job or process or that are completely ordinary常规的，平淡的，普通的He was given a series of routine medical tests including X-rays and blood tests.他进行了一系列包括X光和验血在内的常规医学检查。