[dǐ xiāo]
offset; set-off; neutralize; negative; cancel out; counterbalance; kill; counteract
offset the loss
抵消损失
counteract the effect of a medicine
抵消药物的作用
cancel out each other
相互抵消
offset the better roads against the greater distance
以较好的路抵消较远的距离
There is the problem of cancelling out one another's forces among the states.
国家之间存在着力量相互抵消的问题。