offending

1. ADJ You can use offending to describe something that is causing a problem that needs to be dealt with. 惹麻煩的; 帶來問題的['the' ADJ n]

The book was withdrawn for the offending passages to be deleted. 這本書因為有需要被刪除的問題段落而被撤回。

2. N-UNCOUNT Offending is the act of committing a crime. 犯罪行為

Ms. Mann is working with young offenders and trying to break cycles of offending. 曼女士在從事少年犯的工作，試圖打破犯罪的惡性循環(huán)。