A powerful offshore quake could cause a large tsunami that would reach the shore within minutes.(一場強烈的近海地震可能引發一場巨大的海嘯，并且在幾分鐘內就可以到達海岸。)

Russiahas recently started shipping oil from an offshore terminal in the Pechora Sea to Murmansk.(俄羅斯最近開始將伯朝拉海近岸碼頭開采的石油運往摩爾曼斯克。)

In other words, we would package the goods offshore.(換句話說，我們會在海外進行貨物的包裝工作。)

A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.(一個大規模的石油勘探計劃正在近海展開。)

In the same year it set these offshore yuan free.(同樣是去年這些海外人民幣的使用被放寬。)

Dried cod and herring were already the staples of the European fish trade, but changes in water temperatures forced fishing fleets to work further offshore.(鱈魚干和鯡魚干已經是歐洲魚類貿易的主要產品，但水溫的變化迫使漁船在離岸更遠的地方作業。)

The island offers a wide range of offshore banking facilities.(這座島提供廣泛的海外銀行業務。)

But offshore projects have been stalled.(但近海工程一直在原地踏步。)

Offshore platforms may also lose oil, creating oil slicks that drift ashore and foul the beaches, harming the environment.(近海勘探平臺也可能會泄露石油，這樣會導致油膜的形成，這些油膜漂流到海岸上而且會污染海灘，從而破壞了環境。)

The plane hit the ocean several miles offshore.(飛機在距離海岸數英里處墜入大海。)