offending

1. ADJ You can use offending to describe something that is causing a problem that needs to be dealt with. 惹麻烦的; 带来问题的['the' ADJ n]

The book was withdrawn for the offending passages to be deleted. 这本书因为有需要被删除的问题段落而被撤回。

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

Ms. Mann is working with young offenders and trying to break cycles of offending. 曼女士在从事少年犯的工作，试图打破犯罪的恶性循环。